NICU

At around 3 a.m. the morning after Micaiah's birth, he was taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of the hospital. He had some irregular breathing and was turning a little purple. This is his second day in NICU and so far his color is good and his breathing in becoming more normal. They said he had some fluid in his lungs that his body didn't absorb as quickly as they would have liked, but after a few days his body should take care of it. They also have him on antibiotics and are doing a blood culture to see if there is any bacterial growth. They leave the culture over a 72 hr. period (which ends Mon.). The first 24 hr. result came back clean, so he seems to be doing good.

They allow us to hold him every 3 hours. This last visit we took some photos to share with you all. His cone head is looking more normal and his face doesn't look like yoda anymore. Thank you for all your prayers and support. We know God is in control so we aren't worried, we're just anxious to have our baby boy home.