Another day, another update.
Carrie is doing ok. She's still in a lot of pain and emotional. in light of our situation. There is comfort in seeing both of the babies at the same time rather than going back and forth between ends of the unit. They plan on discharging her tomorrow. She can 'stay' in the LDRP room till midnight so it gives us a place to have all of our stuff until we move to the NICU.
Grady is stable after last night's scare. They have him on an IV along with the other monitors. He's on some O2 as a precaution but the nurse said that he would be weening off soon. Carrie was able to feed and hold him this afternoon. Big steps in the NICU. The x-ray and lab results indicate that he is a 'septic' baby. This means that he has a whole body infection which was probably the cause of yesterday's code. His breathing is good and he loves to listen to our voices.
Ella is breathing so much better today. The chest tube has alleviated so much pressure from her lungs. The respiration rate has decreases but still spikes sporadically. She is being naughty and pulling out her nose tube and has a healthy scream. They put in a feeding tube to supplement the lipids and electrolytes from the IV. That is great news since its a step toward oral feedings. They were able to give her some of Carries milk, again great news.
Overall, we are still day by day. They will continue to do daily x-rays and bi-daily lab work to monitor their conditions. Our nurse Wendy indicated that Grady will probably be here for 10 - 14 days. They said that I would be able to stay with Carrie in the NICU room which is a relief too. Leaving my family overnight would have been extremely difficult.
Thank you to everyone for prayers and support. It means so much to us. Carrie appreciates the emails and comments to the blog. It is hard for her to talk on the phone with people, so written communication is best right now.
If anything changes I will update again
Proud daddy
13 comments:
I can't believe all that has happened in the last couple of days! I'm so glad you're seeing the little miracles throughout these hardships. Know that you are being lifted up in prayer by many friends and loved ones. Hang in there! Love ya.
Stephen and Carrie, we are praying for Ella and Grady. What precious little babies to have gone through so much! We are praying for you both as well, as this has to be a very difficult time. God bless all of you and just know that you are constantly in our thoughts and prayers.
Thanks for the updates on your blog. It is helpful to get any news that you can give.
Love to all,
Denise
Ella and Grady,
We hope you get to go home soon. You are in our thoughts and prayers. The next time your mom and dad see you, squeeze their finger and give them a smile.
They love you a lot, and so do we!!
Love,
Aunt Marilyn
Steven and Carrie:
Thanks so much for the updates and pictures.
You are all in our prayers and we pray for speedy recovery for Carrie and for the Dr's to take good care of those precious babies.
We know that God is in control and knew that you should leave Grady in the nursery.
Thanks again for the updates and get some rest.
Love to all:
Aunt Connie
Stephen and Carrie,
Your faith and strength encourages all of us. We continue to pray for little Ella and Grady. This is a very difficult time for all of you - you are in my prayers every minute of every day.
God is faithful and will never give us more than we can handle. You both are a blessing to so many people. Love and prayers are coming your way from so many people.
Love, Mom
Stephen and Carrie,
Congratulations on your two precious babies! You two have been an inspiration to everyone through all of this. Know that it's a difficult time, but do take care of yourselves so you can be as rested as possible when the whole family comes home!!! We will continue to keep all of you in prayer! Thanks for the pictures on your blog! What a beautiful little family you have!
Love, Dennis and Melanie Glew
Carrie and Steven, I am praying for you all! Keep trusting God, your faith will keep you strong. Just know you have so many people praying for Grady and Ella. We have several people here at FBC praying for you. Your babies are so beautiful!! You are blessed with great friends and a wonderful family.
With Love and prayers,
Lisa
Hey guys, hang in there and trust in Him. We love you and are praying for you all.
Jake and Marcy
Congratulations on your new babies, Ella and Grady. You all just came on our pray chain at Frist Baptist. We are praying for healing and strength for everyone. God Bless you.
Larry and Peg Sheppard
Stephen and Carrie,
We are praying for you.
The Spirit also helps in our weaknessess. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Romans 8:26.
John & Julie
Stephen and carrie, we are praying for your little babies as well as for you.
We may be far away from you but again, be sure we are with you in our thoughts and prayers.
Richard and Christiane are also thinking of you and pray for your family.
thanks for the update
Love to all
Stephanie, Jean Pierre, Mathilde and Baptiste Ciesielski from Douai,France
I agree with previous comments that you guys are such an inspiration and testimony of God's sovereignty. He overlooks it all.
Hope you guys are getting some rest while you can. Take advantage of those nurses. :-)
Carrie, cheer up girl! Call me anytime you can. I'd love to hear from ya and hopefully help get your spirits up. I love you so much. You're one of my bestest friends. If I could be there now, I would sing our favorite song for you...which totally relates "This is what it means...to be HELD!" Ha ha. :)
Stephen and Carrie, I am so proud of you guys. I am so happy that Ella and Grady are doing better; they are strong like their parents. Ella and Grady are such beautiful babies. I look forward to many years spent with your family and ours. Take care of your selves and those 2 precious babies.
Love Uncle Doug.
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