Anthony

For those of you following Anthony's story...here is an update from Ana.


WE HAVE HAD WONDERFULLY BUSY DAYS :) HENRY'S MOM CAME TO VISIT ANTHONY FROM HARLINGEN, TX. WE ENJOYED THE DAYS SHE SPENT HERE WITH US. IT WAS HARD TO SEE HER GO BACK, WE WISH SHE COULD STAY HERE IN CHICAGO :( IT WAS HENRY'S BIRTHDAY ON THE 5TH AND WE CELEBRATED WITH A NICE DINNER HERE AT HOME. IT WAS A WONDERFUL GIFT FOR HENRY TO HAVE ANTHONY HOME ON HIS BIRTHDAY AND TO SHARE IT WITH THE REST OF HIS FAMILY.

ANTHONY IS GETTING BIGGER EVERYDAY. HE WEIGHED 7LBS 8OZ EARLY LAST WEEK SO I'M CALCULATING HE SHOULD BE ABOUT 7LBS 14OZ NOW. HE IS GAINING ABOUT AN 1 OZ. A DAY ON AVERAGE.

ANTHONY'S NURSE SOULA, FROM THE NICU, CAME TO SEE ANTHONY ON VALENTINE'S DAY. I AM SO MAD A MYSELF FOR NOT TAKING ANY PICTURES. YOU SNOOZE YOU LOOSE, RIGHT? :( WELL, ANYWAY SHE BROUGHT ANTHONY A REALLY CUTE SOX SWEAT SUIT AND WE HAD SUCH A NICE TIME SHARING OUR GOOD AND NOT SO GOOD MEMORIES FROM THE NICU. WE ARE BLESSED TO HAVE MADE SUCH WONDERFUL FRIENDS DURING ANTHONY'S NICU DAYS.

WE WENT TO SEE THE EYE DOCTOR A WEEK FROM LAST FRIDAY AND WE HAVE GOOD NEWS. BOTH EYES HAVE MADE QUITE AN IMPROVEMENT. THE RIGHT EYE IS PERFECT AND THE FOLD IN THE LEFT EYE HAS GOTTEN MUCH BETTER, THE DOCTOR SAID IT HAS IMPROVED AND WILL MOST LIKELY CONTINUE TO GET BETTER WITH TIME. PRAISE AND THANK GOD!!! HE SAID THE VESSELS HAVE SEALED OFF AND ANTHONY WILL NOT NEED ANOTHER SURGERY :) ANTHONY HAS ANOTHER APPOINTMENT TOMORROW. THANK YOU FOR PRAYING FOR ANTHONY'S EYES.

ANTHONY HAS BEEN OFF THE OXYGEN FOR A WEEK NOW. WE ARE SO EXCITED!!! THE LAST TIME HE HAD IT DURING THE NIGHT, HE HAD THE PRONGS ON HIS FOREHEAD. SEE THE PHOTO GALLERY. HE SEES THE PULMONOLOGIST IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET RID OF THE MONITORS FOR GOOD.

WELL, HAPPY BELATED VALENTINE'S DAY, THANKS FOR CONTINUING TO PRAY FOR ANTHONY AND GOD BLESS!!!

AWESOME NEWS

ANTHONY IS HOME! THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS. (feel free to keep them coming!)

If you really like praying for babies, go here to pray for baby Harper. I don't know this family at all...just stumbled across their plea for prayers for their new daughter.

Anthony Update

just in from Ana....

TONIGHT, HENRY AND I WILL STAY AT THE HOSPITAL IN PREPARATION FOR ANTHONY'S HOMECOMING. WE WILL STAY IN A ROOM ALONE WITH ANTHONY AND WE WILL BE IN CHARGE OF CARING FOR HIM ALL BY OURSELVES. NO DOCTORS OR NURSES AROUND, JUST THE THREE OF US. WE ARE VERY EXCITED AND A BIT NERVOUS SINCE WE WILL HAVE MONITORS, OXYGEN, MEDICATIONS, FEEDINGS AND DIAPERS TO TAKE CARE OF. WE'LL DO THE BEST WE CAN FOR OUR LITTLE TOUGH GUY!

ANTHONY WAS SUPPOSED TO COME HOME ON FRIDAY BUT DR. CIVANTOS CHECKED ANTHONY EYES ON WEDNESDAY AND SAID THEY WERE STILL PRETTY IRRITATED FROM THE SURGERY AND THAT HE WOULD RATHER GIVE ANTHONY A FEW MORE DAYS AND MAKE SURE ANTHONY'S EYES WERE GOOD BEFORE HE LEFT THE HOSPITAL. ANTHONY HAS PASSED ALL HIS TESTS LIKE THE HEARING TEST AND CAR SEAT TEST. SO PLEASE PRAY THAT HIS EYES ARE GOOD WHEN DR. CIVANTOS CHECKS THEM AGAIN ON MONDAY SO HE CAN COME HOME. IF EVERYTHING IS GOOD, ANTHONY CAN COME HOME ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

ANTHONY WILL COME HOME WITH A TINY BIT OF OXYGEN. HE NEEDS IT MOSTLY FOR FEEDINGS. THE DOCTORS WANT HIM TO HAVE IT AVAILABLE IF NECESSARY.

THANKS FOR THE PRAYERS AND THANK GOD ANTHONY, WE KNOW HE IS IN HIS HANDS.

Anthony Update

Here is a great update from Ana....



THANK YOU LORD FOR SETTING ANTHONY APART. HE IS A MIRACLE AND BLESSING!!! ANTHONY MADE IT TO 40 WEEKS!!! TODAY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE HIS ACTUAL DUE DATE. HAPPY BIRTHDAY AGAIN, ANTHONY!!!

ANTHONY IS DOING VERY WELL. HIS EYES LOOK BETTER EVERY DAY. THE SWELLING HAS GONE DOWN AND THE DOCTOR SAID EVERYTHING SEEMS TO BE HEALING AS IT SHOULD. DR. CIVANTOS WILL CHECK HIM AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

NO MORE FEEDING TUBE, ANTHONY IS EATING ALL ON HIS OWN. HURRAY!!! HE HAS BEEN CHUGGING BETWEEN 70 AND 80CC'S EVERY 4 HOURS. HE WEIGHS 6LBS!!!

THE DOCTORS AND NURSES ARE PREPARING ANTHONY FOR DISCHARGE :) WE CAN'T WAIT. HE SHOULD COME HOME SOMETIME NEXT WEEK. WE ARE SO EXCITED!!! HE IS STILL ON OXYGEN, A MINIMAL AMOUNT 0.01 LITER. THEY ARE GOING TO TRY TODAY TO TAKE HIM OFF COMPLETELY. IF HE STILL NEEDS THE OXYGEN, HE WILL COME HOME WITH THAT TINY BIT BUT WE ARE PRAYING THAT HE WON'T NEED IT.
ANTHONY WILL HAVE TO PASS MANY TESTS THIS WEEK TO SEE IF HE IS READY TO COME HOME. PLEASE PRAY THAT HE DOES WELL ON ALL OF THEM.

GOD BLESS!

Anthony Update

Here's a note from Ana with more details about Anthony's surgery yesterday.

WE LEFT THE HOSPITAL A LITTLE WHILE AGO AND ANTHONY IS DOING FINE :) HE IS NOT INTUBATED ANYMORE, HE IS BACK ON THE CANULA AND THEY WILL GRADUALLY TRY TO WEEN THE OXYGEN DOWN BACK TO WHERE HE WAS AT 0.025 LITER.

WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL THIS MORNING AROUND 9:00AM. ANTHONY WAS A BIT FUSSY SINCE HE HAD NOT EATEN SINCE 4:00AM. WE SIGNED SEVERAL CONSENTS THAT SCARED THE HECK OUT OF US. HENRY AND I TRIED TO MAINTAIN OUR COMPOSURE BUT I COULDN'T HOLD IT IN ANYMORE AND SO I CRIED LIKE A BABY. THEY TELL YOU SO MANY TERRIBLE THINGS THAT COULD HAPPEN THAT JUST MAKE YOU SO NERVOUS. JUST AS ALL THIS WAS HAPPENING, THE HOSPITAL CHAPLAIN PASSED BY, AND NURSE SOULA GRABBED HER AND WE SAID A PRAYER FOR ANTHONY. GOD WORKS IN WONDERFUL WAYS AND SENDS SPECIAL PEOPLE JUST IN TIME.

ANTHONY WENT DOWN TO SURGERY...HENRY AND I WAITED...IT TOOK ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTES AND DR.CIVANTOS CAME TO TALK TO US. HE SAID THE SURGERY WENT WELL AND THAT EVERYTHING HAD GONE ACCORDING TO PLAN. WHAT A RELIEF!!! ANTHONY HAD LASER SURGERY ON BOTH EYES, CAUTERIZING THE VESSELS THAT WERE GROWING IN THE WRONG DIRECTION WHICH COULD CAUSE THE RETINA TO DETACH. THIS IS CAUSED BY HIS PREMATURITY AND THE PROLONGED USE OF OXYGEN. ANTHONY WILL CONTINUE TO GET CHECKED FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS WHICH ARE THE CRITICAL ONES, AFTER THAT HE SHOULD BE FINE IF EVERYTHING HEALS PROPERLY AND NO CHANGES OCCUR. SO PLEASE KEEP PRAYING, GOD IS LISTENING AND RESPONDING!

ANTHONY'S EYES ARE PRETTY SWOLLEN RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT'S NORMAL FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS. THE DOCTOR WILL BE BACK ON FRIDAY TO CHECK HIM AGAIN. WE REALLY WON'T KNOW IF HE WILL NEED GLASSES YET UNTIL HE GETS A BIT OLDER OR IF THERE WAS LOSS OF PERIFERAL VISION. THIS CAN'T BE DETERMINED YET, ONLY TIME WILL TELL. DR. CIVANTOS SAID HE BELIEVES ANTHONY CAN SEE JUST FINE BECAUSE ALL HIS STRUCTURES ARE NORMAL AND THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE HE CAN'T SEE. I KNOW HE HATES THE FLASH ON OUR CAMERA, HE GETS PRETTY UPSET EVERY TIME WE USE IT, GRUMPY PANTS :)

HE WILL GRADUALLY START BACK UP ON HIS FEEDINGS. HE WEIGHS 5LBS. 12.5OZ.

THANK YOU AGAIN FOR THE PRAYERS AND GOD BLESS!!!

Anthony Update

Anthony has been doing so well and they hope to be able to take him home sometime later this month. He does have to undergo eye surgery today, so please lift him up in your prayers. Here is the official update from Ana....

WE CAME TO VIST ANTHONY TODAY AT 3:30PM AND HE IS DOING GREAT. HE IS UP TO 5 LBS 120Z AND FEEDING WELL. WE ALSO TOOK THE CPR CLASS TONIGHT WHICH WAS AT 630PM AND IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. WELL AFTER THE CLASS WE CAME TO VIST ANTHONY AGAIN. THE NURSE LET US KNOW THAT THE EYE DOCTOR WAS COMING TOO EXAM ANTHONY. WE WERE GLAD TO BE HERE BUT ALSO NERVOUS TO LEARN THE RESULTS.WE HAD HOPED THAT THEY WOULD REMAINE THE SAME. AFTER THE EYE EXAM THE DOCTOR INFORMED US THAT ANTHONY WILL NEED TO HAVE THE EYE SURGERY AFTER ALL. THAT NEWS JUST MADE OUR HEARTS DROP TO THE GROUND. NOW OUR BABY WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER ROUGH TIME. THE DOCTOR THEN INFORMED US ON THE PROCEDURES AND WHAT THE OUT COME WOULD BE IF HE DID NOT HAVE EYE SURGERY AND IF HE DID. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO SAY YES. THAT WAS THE ONLY OPTION. HE WILL HAVE EYE SURGERY ON 06 JAN 2009 AT 12 NOON. WE JUST WANT FOR EVERYONE TO KEEP HIM IN YOUR PRAYERS. WE KNOW HE WILL DO FINE. HE'S OUR "TOUGH GUY". WE HOPE THAT HE GETS HIS FAVORITE NURSE TO GO WITH HIM TO THE SURGERY ROOM. WE WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT WENT TOMORROW.

Anthony

For those of you following this little man's story....he continues to do well. He is gaining weight and Ana was able to breast feed him for the first time today!

Anthony Update

Here's an update from Ana....

WE HAD A FEW GOOD SURPRISES YESTERDAY:

WHEN WE ARRIVED AT THE HOSPITAL, WE FOUND THAT ANTHONY WAS BEING MOVED TO AN OPEN CRIB. HE HAS GAINED ENOUGH WEIGHT TO GIVE HIS NEW CONDO A TRY. THEY WILL MONITOR HIS TEMPERATURE CLOSELY TO MAKE SURE HE MAINTAINS HIS TEMPERATURE. SO FAR SO GOOD, PRAISE GOD!

ANTHONY WAS ALSO CHANGED FROM THE C-PAP TO THE HIGHFLOW. HE IS DOING WELL AND SEEMS MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE. THANK YOU LORD!

THEY HAVE INCREASED ANTHONY'S FEEDING TO 33 CC'S EVERY 3 HOURS. HE WEIGHS 3LBS 10 OZ. HE CONTINUES TO TOLERATE HIS FEEDINGS :) MAMA ANNIE AND PAPA MARIO COME TO SEE ANTHONY EVERY SUNDAY AND THEY ARE AMAZED TO SEE HOW MUCH HE GROWS EVERY WEEK.

PLEASE KEEP PRAYING, GOD IS RESPONDING AND HIS HEALING POWER IS EVIDENT IN EVERY STEP ANTHONY TAKES. THANK YOU LORD FOR ALL THE MIRACLES YOU ARE DOING IN ANTHONY!


If you want to read the whole story on Anthony, click below on the label "Anthony" and you will get all the posts concerning this precious baby...

Anthony Update

The Pacheco Family

an update from Ana....

WE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL ON THANKSGIVING AND ENJOYED IT VERY MUCH. ALL FOUR OF US GOT TO SEE ANTHONY AT THE SAME TIME :) WHAT A SPECIAL TREAT BECAUSE THEY USUALLY ONLY ALLOW ONE PARENT AND ONE VISITOR AT A TIME BUT THANKS TO OUR WONDERFUL NURSE SOULA, WHO PULLED SOME STRINGS, WE WERE ABLE TO SPEND THIS THANKSGIVING WITH ANTHONY, OUR SPECIAL BLESSING. WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO OUR LORD FOR BLESSING US WITH ANTHONY AND ALL THE MIRACLES HE HAS DONE IN HIM!

ANTHONY CONTINUES TO DO WELL, HE IS BEING WEENED OFF THE C-PAP GRADUALLY. HE GAINED A LITTLE MORE WEIGHT AND IS CURRENTLY AT 3LBS 8OZ. IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE HIM FILLING OUT AND GROWING INTO THE PREMIE OUTFITS GRANDMA DIANA GAVE HIM.

THE EYE DOCTOR CAME YESTERDAY AND CHECKED ANTHONY. HE HAD A SLIGHT PROGRESSION BUT IT WAS MINIMAL. PRAISE GOD! IF HE STAYS THE SAME THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING BUT IF IT PROGRESSES ANYMORE THEY WILL HAVE TO DO LASER SURGERY. LET'S CONTINUE TO PRAY THAT HIS EYES REMAIN THE SAME. GOD IS LISTENING AND RESPONDING.

KISSES AND HUGS FROM ANTHONY AND ALL OF US, GOD BLESS!

If you want to read the whole story on Anthony, click below on the label "Anthony" and you will get all the posts concerning this precious baby...

Good News about Anthony

I just got this wonderful update from Ana.....

PRAISE GOD, ANTHONY'S LUNG OPENED UP AND HE IS DOING MUCH BETTER :) DUE TO THE COLLAPSED LUNG THEY HAD TO STOP THE FEEDINGS BUT THEY JUST STARTED HIM BACK UP. 5 CC'S EVERY 3 HOURS AND ADDING 5 ADDITIONAL CC'S EVERY 12 HOURS UNTIL HE GETS TO HIS MAXIMUM AGAIN.

THEY DID A CBC SUNDAY NIGHT AND SO HE HAD TO HAVE A TRANSFUSION BECAUSE HE WAS A BIT ANEMIC. AGAIN, ANOTHER CBC THIS MORNING AND EVERYTHING IS GOOD. THEY ALSO DID CULTURES JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS OK. CULTURES HAVE BEEN NEGATIVE :)

Anthony Update

Here is an update from Ana....

WE WENT TO SEE ANTHONY YESTERDAY AND HE SEEMED TO BE WORKING VERY HARD TO BREATHE. THEY DID A CHEST X-RAY AND THE RIGHT LUNG SEEMS TO HAVE COLLAPSED. THE DOCTOR SAID THAT USUALLY THIS RESOLVES ITSELF WHICH IS WHAT WE ARE PRAYING FOR.

HENRY CALLED THIS MORNING AND HE STILL SEEMS TO BE STRUGGLING TO BREATHE. THEY HAD TO PUT HIM BACK ON C-PAP. PLEASE PRAY THAT GOD OPENS UP HIS LUNG SO HE CAN BREATHE EASIER AND THAT HE WILL NOT REQUIRE MORE BREATHING ASSISTANCE OR PROCEDURES TO OPEN IT UP.

PLEASE PRAY HARD FOR ANTHONY'S LUNGS. THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

On a side note, please pray for Henry and Ana....another baby boy, born the same day as Anthony passed away this weekend. Henry and Ana have gotten pretty close with baby Julian's family and it was a blow to them all. He was doing very well, and all of a sudden developed an infection and within hours was gone.

Although Anthony seems to be doing well, he is not out of the woods.

Anthony Update

Here is another great update from Ana, concerning Anthony.

These pictures are my mom..she is "Grandma Diana" and she was able to go up and visit yesterday.

GRANDMA DIANA CAME FROM MORTON TO SEE ANTHONY YESTERDAY. SHE WAS AMAZED TO SEE HOW MUCH HE HAS GROWN. AS SOON AS SEE ARRIVED, THE NURSE PUT HER TO WORK. SHE WAS ABLE TO CHANGE ANTHONY'S POOPY DIAPER!

I WAS ABLE TO KANGAROO AGAIN AND IT WAS WONDERFUL!

ANTHONY WEIGHS A WHOPPING 2 LB 12 OZ. HE LOOKS CHUBBIER EVERY DAY.

ANTHONY CONTINUES TO RECEIVE TREATMENTS FOR HIS LUNGS AND IS DOING WELL. THANK YOU LORD!

GOD BLESS AND PLEASE KEEP PRAYING!

Pictures of Anthony

Look at these great new pictures of Anthony! Henry and Ana have been able to hold him more. Aren't these precious?

Henry and Anthony

Ana, Natalee (big sister) and Anthony

Anthony Update

For those of you following Anthony's story and praying for him, here is the latest update from Ana....

WELL, ANTHONY IS DOING GOOD:) HE IS GRADUALLY BEING WEENED DOWN ON THE C-PAP. HE IS A BIT STRONGER EVERY DAY. HE IS STILL GETTING SOME TREATMENTS FOR HIS LUNGS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THOSE LITTLE LUNGS TO BECOME STRONGER.

HE IS FINALLY OFF ALL ANTIBIOTICS. HOPEFULLY HE CAN GET THE CENTRAL LINE REMOVED SOON.

THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS I WAS ABLE TO KANGAROO HIM, IT WAS AWESOME! HENRY GOT TO HOLD HIM TOO:)

HE IS STILL GETTING PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR HIS ARM AND HAND AND IS DOING WELL.

HE IS TOLERATING HIS FEEDINGS, STILL AT 22CC'S AND HE IS GAINING WEIGHT. HE IS 2LB 8OZ. WOW, A FULL POUND SINCE HE WAS BORN!

THANKS AND PRAISE TO GOD FOR SUSTAINING ANTHONY DURING THIS VERY FRAGILE TIME! AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS, GOD IS RESPONDING!

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!

Some great news concerning Anthony....

JUST CALLED THE NURSE....ANTHONY IS DOING GOOD. HE IS PRETTY STABLE AND NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE ON THE VENTILATOR.

THE CARDIOLOGIST CAME YESTERDAY AND SAID ANTHONY'S HEART IS NORMAL. HURRAY!

I DON'T REMEMBER IF I MENTIONED IT BEFORE BUT THE EYE DOCTOR SAID HIS EYES LOOK GOOD. AND ALSO THE ULTRASOUND OF THE BRAIN WAS DONE A FEW DAYS AGO AND NO BLEEDS. PRAISE GOD!

ANTHONY IS UP TO HIS GOAL OF 20CC'S OF BREATMILK. YES!

THANKS FOR THE PRAYERS, GOD IS DEFINATELY LISTENING AND RESPONDING. PLEASE CONTINUE WHAT YOU ARE DOING!

THANK YOU LORD, WE PRAISE AND GLORIFY YOUR NAME.

Update on Anthony

This is a picture of Anthony holding his daddy's hand....how precious!!!

I have decided to pass on any comments from my blog to Henry and Ana, as they need all the support and encouragement they can get. So if you are praying for Anthony, please leave me a comment, even a short prayer, and I can pass it along.

Here is the update from Ana.....

WELL, THIS IS WHAT'S GOING ON: ANTHONY HAS AN INFECTION IN THE LUNGS FROM THE BACTERIA I HAD MENTIONED YESTERDAY. THE PULMONOLOGIST CAME TO SEE HIM TODAY AND SAID THAT HIS LUNGS HAVE IMPROVED A BIT FROM A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO BUT THAT THE PROGRESS IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO THE INFECTION. THE DOCTOR SAID THAT HE BELIEVES ANTHONY WILL GET BETTER WHEN HE GETS RID OF THE INFECTION. HE IS ON ANTIBIOTICS TO HELP HIM FIGHT THIS INFECTION.
THIS AFTERNOON, THEY WILL BE CHECKING ANTHONY'S HEART AND LUNGS TO MAKE SURE THE PRESSURE IS NORMAL. PLEASE PRAY THAT THIS INFECTION GOES AWAY AND THAT EVERYTHING IS NORMAL.

JUST LIKE HIS MOMMY, ANTHONY IS EATING VERY WELL. HE IS AT 19CC'S OF BREAST MILK. HURRAY! HIS GOAL IS 20CC'S, ALMOST THERE :) THEY HAVE REMOVED THE ELECTROLYTES AND FAT THAT HE WAS GETTING THROUGH THE CENTRAL LINE. HE IS GETTING ALL HIS NUTRITION THROUGH THE BREASTMILK. THANK YOU JESUS!

THE PHYSICAL THERAPIST COMES DAILY DURING THE WEEK. YESTERDAY SHE TOLD US THAT ANTHONY IS RESPONDING WELL TO THE THERAPY AND THAT HE IS MOVING HIS FINGERS A LITTLE. HE IS ALSO BENDING AT THE ELBOW AND IS TOLERATING THE WRIST MOVEMENTS MORE. WE ARE SO EXCITED AND GRATEFUL TO THE LORD!

THANKS FOR THE PRAYERS.

Another update from Anthony's Care Pages.....in case you are new to my blog, Anthony is the son of some dear family friends. He was born very prematurely (24 weeks gestation) on September 24th.

JUST A QUICK UPDATE: ANTHONY IS BEING TREATED FOR THE BACTERIA THEY DETECTED IN HIS LUNGS. I CALLED EARLY THIS MORNING AND THE NURSE SAID HIS BLOOD GAS (OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE LEVELS IN THE BLOOD) IS NOT AS GOOD AS IT WAS YESTERDAY SO THEY WILL HAVE TO GO UP ON THE SETTINGS. PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE DEVELOPEMENT OF HIS LUNGS AND THAT THE SETTINGS ON THE VENTILATOR CONTINUE TO GO DOWN SO THAT HE CAN COME OFF THE VENTILATOR.

ANTHONY IS NOT SWOLLEN ANYMORE, THE EDEMA HAS DISAPPEARED! HE HAS GAINED SOME WEIGHT, HE IS NOW 2LB6OZ. PRAISE GOD! HE IS NOW AT 16CC'S OF BREASTMILK.

HIS ARM CONTINUES TO IMPROVE!

THANKS FOR THE PRAYERS AND LET'S CONTINUE TO PRAISE GOD FOR THE WORK HE IS DOING IN ANTHONY AND OUR LIVES!

Baby Anthony

another update from Anthony's Care Pages....

ANTHONY IS DOING WELL. HIS SWELLING HAS GONE DOWN TREMENDOUSLY. PRAISE GOD! HE IS PEEING AND POOPING SO MUCH. HE IS STILL ON THE VENTILATOR BUT THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WEEN HIM DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. HE HAS HAD SOME EPISODES WITH HIS HEART RATE AND OXYGEN LEVELS DROPPING BUT HE HAS RECOVERED FAIRLY QUICKLY. LAST NIGHT, THEY HAD TO CHANGE THE TUBE IN HIS LUNGS BECAUSE THE DOCTOR BELIEVED THE TUBE IN THERE WAS TOO SMALL SINCE HE IS GROWING AND WAS CAUSING HIS OXYGEN LEVEL TO DROP. IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO WEEN HIM EVEN MORE AND HAS HAD NO SIGNIFICANT EPISODES.

THE DOCTORS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT HIM HAVING ANOTHER INFECTION SINCE THEY DETECTED SOME BACTERIA IN THE SECRETIONS FROM THE TUBE IN HIS LUNGS AND ALSO ABOUT A URINARY INFECTION, THEREFORE, THEY HAVE STARTED HIM ON DIFFERENT ANTIBIOTICS.

ANTHONY IS UP TO 13 CC'S OF BREASTMILK EVERY 3 HOURS. THEY ARE ADDING A FORTIFIER TO THE BREASTMILK THAT WILL ADD NECESSARY CALORIES AND CALCIUM TO HELP HIM GROW FASTER. THEY ARE INCREASING THE QUANTITY OF BREASTMILK BY 1 CC EVERY 12 HOURS. HE CONTINUES TO TOLERATE IT WELL.

HIS ARM IS GETTING BETTER. IT IS HEALING WELL FROM THE CHEMICAL BURN. WE NOTICED THAT HE WAS NOT MOVING HIS HAND AND FINGERS AND DISCUSSED IT WITH THE DOCTORS. SO, THEY HAVE PLACED A SPLINT ON HIS HAND SO HE KEEPS IT IN A NEUTRAL POSITION AND HAVE STARTED DOING PHYSICAL THERAPY TO REGAIN MOVEMENT OF HIS FINGERS AND HAND. THE DOCTORS HAVE SAID THAT IT MIGHT BE PAINFUL OR IF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE NERVES THAT THEY SHOULD REGENERATE WITH TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS! PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR ANTHONY'S HEALTH. SPECIFICALLY HIS LUNGS, THAT HE GET OFF THE VENTILATOR, HIS LEFT ARM AND THAT HE REGAIN MOVEMENT IN HIS HAND AND FINGERS AND THAT IF THERE IS AN INFECTION THAT IT GO AWAY.

PRAISE GOD FOR HEARING AND RESPONDING TO OUR PRAYERS!

From Anthony's Care Pages...an update from Ana....

ITS 10:00 PM AND I JUST SPOKE TO THE NURSE WHO IS WATCHING ANTHONY TONIGHT. SHE MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE IS DOING WELL AND THAT HIS OXYGEN LEVEL IS DOWN TO 42% AND HAS A PRESSURE OF 20%. THE NURSE SAID THAT HE IS HAVING A VERY GOOD NIGHT. HE IS ALSO UP TO 9CC OF MILK EVERY THREE HOURS AND IS HANDLING IT WELL. THAT'S ALL FOR NOW AND PLEASE JUST KEEP PRAYING FOR ANTHONY'S LUNGS, EDEMA AND HIS LEFT ARM AND HAND. THANKS FOR THE PRAYERS AND THANK YOU LORD FOR ALWAYS HEARING US.