Anthony

The latest update on Anthony.....

WELL, WE HAVE GREAT NEWS: ANTHONY IS OFF THE VENTILATOR. HURRAY, THANK YOU JESUS! HE IS STILL ON OXYGEN, CALLED COMFORTFLOW, BUT NO MORE TUBE JUST A COUPLE OF PRONGS IN THE NOSE. HE SEEMS SO MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. WE ARE SO HAPPY AND GRATEFUL TO GOD!

WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL YESTERDAY, THE NURSE TOLD US ANTHONY WAS DOING WELL AND WOULD COME OFF THE VENTILATOR. THEN SHE SAID ANOTHER CULTURE OF THE TUBE HAD COME BACK POSITIVE AND THAT ANTHONY SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS BACTERIA THAT HAD COLONIZED IN HIS LUNGS BUT THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO BE IN ISOLATION TO AVOID SPREADING IT TO THE OTHER BABIES. GREAT, NOW WE HAVE TO WEAR GOWNS AND GLOVES TO SEE ANTHONY. OH WELL, AS LONG AS HE IS FINE WE DON'T CARE, WE'LL DO ANYTHING FOR OUR LITTLE TOUGH GUY! HE WILL PROBABLY BE IN ISOLATION UNTIL HE GOES HOME. THE DOCTOR SAID THE BACTERIA SHOULD GO AWAY IN A FEW MONTHS WHEN HE HAS BEEN OFF ANTIBIOTICS FOR A WHILE AND THE NATURAL ORGANISMS OF THE LUNGS GROW BACK.

YESTERDAY, I GOT TO HOLD ANTHONY FOR THE SECOND TIME... IT WAS WONDERFUL TO HAVE MY LITTLE BABY IN MY ARMS. IT IS SUCH A FEELING WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE. WE TRIED TO TAKE PICTURES BUT SOMETHING IS ALWAYS UP WITH OUR CAMERA WHEN WE NEED IT MOST. I WILL TRY TO POST ONE AS SOON AS WE GET IT.

ANTHONY SHOULD BE COMPLETELY OFF ANTIBIOTICS IN A FEW DAYS. HE IS FEEDING ON 22 CC'S OF BREASTMILK. MMMMM....MMMMMM....GOOD :)

THANKS FOR THE PRAYERS AND THANK YOU LORD FOR RESPONDING TO THEM!