Little Spence

They took Spence off the Vent today at around two in the afternoon. Nurse Erin said that right now he is doing ok. He is on 5 liters and about 50% oxygen. This is really good for him considering we didn't think he would be coming off the Vent this soon, due to his chronic lung condition. I never really understood the severity of his condition until it was explained to me in more plain terms. Spence's lungs are like a balloon that is really hard to blow up. No matter how hard you try to blow it up it only blows up a little bit. When Spence tries to take a breath it is like trying to blow up that really hard balloon. His lungs don't expand as much as they should, so he can't really get the full breath needed. I hope I am making sense, I have a tendancy to babble, so to make a long story short when Spence tries to breath his lungs don't expand as much as they should because they are stiff like a new balloon that is hard to blow up. Spence is also doing well with his feedings and hopefully sometime in the near future we will be able to try using a bottle to feed him. As of right now we are still unable to hold him, but once his settings are a bit lower and his oxygen comes down a little bit we might be able to start holding him again. They just want to give him a chance to get back into the swing of things. Thanks again for all the prayers, we truly appreciate them.