jacob

I wanted to write to ask you all to pray for Jacob tomorrow. Tomorrow morning they're going to try to extubate him - ie, take out the ventilator tube - AGAIN. They attempted on Friday and Sunday with no success. As I said in a previous post, the problem seems to be upper airway swelling (from the vent tube being in there for so long AND the trauma of having to reintubate him after the failed extubations) and NOT due to respiratory issues. He desperately needs to get off the ventilator, so we're praying that the different steroids they're giving this time around do the trick in keeping the inflammation at bay so he has a chance with CPAP. 

As for other updates, the kidney doctor said he was "very guardedly optimistic" that the steroids could indeed be having an effect on Jacob's kidneys. He said it's way too soon to say anything definitive, but we continue to pray that they are helping heal his kidneys and thus his problem isn't genetic but curable! We also found out yesterday he has a hernia, which I guess can be common for premie boys. That poor kid will have to undergo yet another surgery at some point before he's discharged, though it's hardly urgent at this point. It seems almost certain now that he will be the toughest kid on the playground.

As for Sawyer, he continues to do well, though today he has some yellow/green stuff coming out his nose so we're praying it doesn't become a more serious infection.

We will keep you posted. More photos soon! Thank you for praying!