Little Spence

Today Spence is having a good day, his Vent setting is 30 and his O2 % is in the 40-50% range. The Nurse Practitioner Dea told me yesterday that they are going to have to do another round of Steroids to get little Spence off the Vent. The good thing is Spence did really well the last time on the Steroids so there is no reason to think he wont do well again. Hopefully they will have him off the vent in a week or two, it just depends on him and how well he takes to the Steroids. They have also seen an improvement in his intestine. Spence's little intestines aren't as dilated and he is putting out a tiny amount of stool from his Ostomy. Since his tummy is looking better Doctor Gamble has decided that she would like to challenge him with some feedings to see how he does. They have started his feedings at 2cc's every 3 hours. So far he has had one residual from his feeding last night, but Spence's Doctor and Nurse Cyndi are hopeful that he will do well. It might just take some time for him to get used to eating again, since his little tummy hasn't had to worry about digesting anything for a couple of weeks now. Spence is now weighing in at 3 pounds 14 ounces, the Nurse last night said that he has started to retain some fluid so his weight last night was 4 pounds 2 ounces. They will most likely give him a diuretic treatment to get rid of some of the water weight. Thank you for your prayers on our behalf. We love each and every one of you and are grateful to have you all in our lives.