Updates

Well it has been a few days since the last post... I am not very good at this. We are still working on finding the balance between "life" and visiting Cooper in the NICU. Right now we try to sleep in a bit, then go visit him in the afternoon and stay a bit after the shift change. That puts us home later in the evening, so I am really tired and don't feel like blogging!!! We got up early this morning because the Titans were coming to visit. We actually got to meet David Ball and THE Kyle Vanden Bosch!!! We got our picture taken with them and Cooper and they signed a poster and bib for Cooper! It was a cool experience. They asked questions about Cooper and his progress, and seemed very genuine. I thought they were so nice!! BTW they are HUGE!!!

Cooper is doing good. He has given us a few scares lately, but he is doing good. He is still on the jet ventilator. He had such a good day on Saturday that we thought he was showing signs he was ready to come off the jet and go on a regular ventilator, but Sunday he started slipping back with his CO2 and oxygen. His little lungs are not getting rid of the CO2. Monday was an ok day, he was just a bit lower than the weekend, but not as good as Saturday. Today was a major scare. Since this weekend, Cooper has been somewhat unstable. He doesn't tolerate touch very well (his stats drop when he is messed with!) so that means I don't get to help with the care of Cooper. I was getting to take his temperature and change his diaper, but since he is not stable, I cannot! Dr. Rojas introduced a new medication today that helps open up the lungs, and it seemed to work almost immediately!! We are hoping that he gets stable very soon! I ACTUALLY miss changing his diaper!!!

We are also praying that his PDA valve closes on its own. He is now too old for the medication to close the valve. At this point it would only cause kidney problems and other issues... So our options are for it to close on its own with fluid restriction or surgery. They are going to wait a little bit to see if it closes. They are concerned with the valve causing issues with the breathing so it is a BIG issue right now...

Thank you so much for all your prayers. We love you all!!