Evening Update

Max's non-nutriative feeding went o.k. today. He still had a difficult time staying awake which i'm sure is partly due to the phenobarbitol in his system and partly due to the fact that he is a sleepy newborn. Kelly is still pretty nervous about feeding him because she was feeding him when he had his first seizure and turned purple. Please pray for peace with this for her. It will just take some time and some successful feedings to make her feel more at ease. For his 5pm feeding the nurse fed him 1/2 formula and 1/2 breast milk by bottle. He took about 15cc before he tired out. After the feeding at 2pm he slept on Kelly's chest for a couple of hours. I know she is loving that time. That is a precious time for any parent of a newborn but even more precious for them.

Max's blood sugar has remained stable in the 50's since being taken off of the IV. Please pray that it doesn't drop below 45 as this will mean that they have to turn the IV fluid back on.

Max hasn't had any seizure activity since in 6 days. Praise God. They are thinking that the seizures were due to the stress that his body was in and not a problem that he will have to deal with long term.

We don't know any lab results yet but I will update tomorrow when we know them.

My mom is heading back to Arkansas tomorrow. I want to say a special thank you to all of those at Friendship Christian School that have encouraged her to go and have almost literally pushed her out the door. It is going to make her feel so much better to know that she is there if Kelly needs anything, a hug, a shoulder, a smile, a massage, etc. All those things my Mom is so good at. I'm sure she will gladly volunteer to sit with her precious grandson so his mommy and daddy can get a nap!! I especially want to thank Veronica. You are such a blessing to our life and we are so thankful that Mom has the opportunity to work with you. We love you.

We keep praying,
Karie