We're a Heavyweight

so many premies are sent home weighing less than we do already...

I can hardly believe it but Tennyson weighed in last night at 4lbs. 10.6 ounces??!! Can you believe how big he's gotten, we sure can't.

Things are holding steady here on the NICU front...Tennyson is doing great with his Kangaroo times and they think he can tolerate them closer together so we're non-nutritive at 8am and 8pm and kangarooing at 11am and 11pm...YEAH!! No more 4am mornings for at least a while, when he gets to feeding every time by bottle or breast we (or at least I) will be there every three hours to feed him so we have a few more days/weeks of normalcy if you can call it that (it's as normal as we get right now)...

Yesterday he had a lot of drainage from his right eye so last night they cultured it. It could be one of two things, either a clogged tear duct or infection. Many times infections will look to escape from the easiest venue and that many times in premies is their eyes. We are praying it's only a tear duct however it was cultured and initially showed no growth. They will review the growth at 24, 48 and 72 hours to see what develops so please keep that in your prayers.

He is up to 40ML/HR on his feedings and seems to be tolerating those well. He is still on 1/2 liter of oxygen at 23%. He's really doing great, he just doesn't seem to want them to turn that oxygen down to 1/4 liter (which is as low as it goes so I can't really complain that he's at 1/2 a liter, he's really tolerated everything so well and doing so great). I can only be thankful for the provision and protection the Lord has provided our little guy through everything so far. We know He's holding him in the palms of His hands.

We want to again thank you for taking the time to visit this blog and remembering us in your thoughts and prayers. The Lord has truly blessed us with friends and family who are holding us together, so again thank you.

I know there are many things we've asked you to pray for however please keep in your prayers, our roommate Matthew. He was born three weeks before Tennyson and is doing pretty well however has no family. Please pray that the Lord will lift up a family that will love him wholeheartedly, as the nurses are doing all they can but premies do so much better with affection from their parents, there are many things nurses just can't provide for these kiddos. The entire situation is so heart-wrenching and it just breaks Travis and I every time we're here. We are dying just to hold him in our arms however that of course is not allowed. So please pray that a family will rise up for this little precious one that will love him and raise him up in the Lord.

Thanks for all your prayers, and for sharing your hearts with us.

Praising the Perfector-
Travis, Lindsay and Tennyson Myers