Weekend Update

Look, Ma- No Tubes!!

Yummy in my Tummy

It's been a good weekend for Rocco. In case you missed it, he was taken off the ventilator to some nasal CPAP, then off the CPAP to nasal cannula. They could be trying him off the nasal cannula as soon as yesterday. Rocco also had some NICU "firsts" this weekend- his first blood transfusion, his first "new house" (he moved from a warming bed into an isolette), and his first feeding. The road has been fairly smooth so far. God is GOOD!!

We also learned this weekend that Kiki's placenta grew an infection called MRSA. This is probably why her water broke so early. MRSA is called a "super bug" because it's resistant to the most common antibiotics that are used to treat infections, and often by the time the doctors realize that an infection is MRSA, it has become overwhelming and can be fatal. Kiki did not have this infection in her blood stream, nor does Rocco have the infection in his body. The best the doctors can figure is that the infection was just starting when Kiki delivered, and the delivery probably saved her and Rocco's life. The Lord works in mysterious ways. Again, God is GOOD!!

Kiki is leaving the hospital today. She got teary just thinking about it when I was on the phone with her. I'm sure it will be a hard day for her. Please keep her in your prayers.

That's all for now. Steven sent some video home this weekend, so I should have some clips up this week, if I can find time to get them downloaded with the holiday weekend coming up. Keep visiting!