Matchbox Cars

Update from Shelly just now....

Early this afternoon We took a field trip to Swedish Issaquah to get some stuff so Micah could work from here today. It's good for him to keep busy it drives him crazy to sit and watch the monitors. When we walked in Dr. Lawson happened to be standing right there to give us the formal night- morning update. Sky is critically stable. He's still having breathing dips but he's at 50% oxygen now and yesterday he was at 100%. (21% is what we breathe) We all are going to leave him alone as much as possible today to let him rest, grow, & heal. They are upping his calories to 26 calories per hour (his feeding volume will stay at 5ccs they are just adding extra calories) to help him grow (pray for lung & kidney growth). He loves to eat & excels at tolerating his feeds & pooping. (The big boys love that he poops a lot.) He has had good urine output for the last 24 hrs despite all the other drama. I just praise God for this day with Sky and the sense of hope we have for today. As we were walking in the sky was clear and blue. I take that as a sign for a better day and so far it is one! Pray that, that continues. 

Kell is doing well. They are planning on trying the CPAP again soon (maybe early next week). He's a good eater, too. He eats 8ccs per hour with 27 calories (see how impressive Sky's eating is!?!) added. He's starting to plump up a bit which is awesome to see. He's reached the milestone of surpassing his birthweight. Micah was able to catch Kell being alert & social on video today. I love seeing his facial expressions. He tuckered himself out and is now napping. 

Micah and I are having a much better day today. Micah brought the boys their first matchbox cars. Sky's is a black & green '71 Mustang and Kell's is a red '71 Maverick. They are hanging above their isolettes. Typical Micah trying to make them into little gear heads already! Yesterday, I made a big mistake....I said that I would buy Sky a motorcycle, a gun, a knife, a car, a sharp stick, and a pair of scissors he could run with if he'd just be a healthy boy. Micah will not forget that and is probably shopping for motorcycles as I type this...have I learned nothing in our 10 years of marriage!?! 

Thank you all for your prayers! We're so thankful for a better day today and are praying to heading out of the critical phase soon. We so desire to bring home two healthy boys to create the blissful chaos of a four boy household. Bring on the melamine dishes and carpet cleaner!  

Lots of Love,

Shelly