What a week!!

Wow!!! What a week it has been!! The steroids have worked like a charm!!! Within 3 doses we could tell a big difference. By Thursday his oxygen requirement had remained constantly around 30% so the doctors decided to turn him down on his vapotherm. Thursday they turned him from 6 to 5. They did a CO2 check and it remained low! So Friday they decided to turn him down again to a 4 and check his CO2 the following morning. It remained low again!! So with his CO2 and oxygen requirements remaining low, the doctors decided to try again. He is currently at a flow of 3 and requiring less than 40% oxygen. We are so happy!!

Since is flow is now lower, we get to try bottle feeding!! He has had 2 bottles previously and tolerated them beautifully! This time I got to hold him while feeding him. He did WONDERFUL! He kept his oxygen saturation up the whole time! It is a lot to do. He has to suck, swallow, and breathe, ALL at the same time. The first bottle on Saturday, he was separating the three things. I could feel him breathe after he sucked, and he lost a bit due to not swallowing. Today, he was doing it all at the same time, and he didn't waste a drop!! In fact, the doctor was so impressed, she is allowing 2 bottles a day; 1 per shift! We are so proud of our little guy!! We feel like are getting a bit closer to home!!

Last week when Cooper was not doing as well, was for God to tell the doctors what he needed. I knew that God knows what Cooper needs; he just needed to tell the doctors! I was so glad to get an answer just days after that prayer!! God is so good!! Now my prayer is for Cooper's lungs! This batch of steroids ends Monday night at 11pm. Sometimes there are setbacks when they end. We are praying that he has NO setbacks!! We are praying that the steroids had a lasting impact on his lungs and he is stronger!! We know our God can heal! We are praying for Cooper's health! I am SO BLESSED! Thanks to all our friends and family for your support! We love you all and CANNOT wait for you to meet our little blessing in person!!! Love you and keep praying for Cooper's lungs!!