Matthew update

Matthew continues to get better. Doctor Dala called us last night about 10:00 pm to tell us that Matthew is demanding more food. The Tate in him had to come out somewhere. He was only supposed to be receiving 15cc every three hours, but they had to raise it to 20cc to get him to stop crying and searching for food.

This morning when we came in we noticed how quite it was in his room. We at first thought that something was wrong. The first thing I did was look at his vital signs monitor and everything was normal. He had a new nurse named Ana and she told us that they had taken him off of the oxygen mixer so that is why it was quieter in the room. Now that he is off the oxygen mixer he is receiving 27% oxygen. A normal person breathes 21% naturally so he is down to only 6% extra right now.

This afternoon they are going to take out his catheter. The put a catheter in his belly button and now that he is getting better they are taking it out and putting in a normal IV. The doctors don’t want us anywhere near when they are doing that as it is basically a small surgery. I don’t mind as I don’t want to be there either.

Because that procedure is scheduled for 12:00, they are going to wait to completely remove the oxygen until tomorrow morning. Tomorrow afternoon they want to start teaching him to suck so he can nurse.

The next step after he starts nursing would be to see if he can regulate his own body temperature. He is under a heater right now. The earliest he would be released is Monday afternoon. The doctor wants to have him completely off medications and at least 24 hours of observation prior to releasing him. It is a blessing to be able to see an end in sight. Please continue to pray that he has no setbacks so that we can take him home on Monday.

This morning we were in the room when they fed him. Just after get got done eating, he had an explosion. He filled his diaper and then proceeded to go to sleep. They were going to change him and I asked if I could change him. The doctor said that it was fine. First though I had to wash and sanitize my hands twice and take off my wedding ring. I thought it was so funny to go through so much cleaning just to change a dirty diaper. I am glad though that the doctor is cautious.

Sorry there are no new pictures at this time. My batteries ran dead when I was taking a video of Matthew getting fed. I have to get more batteries before I can post any pictures.