All In Good Time

Carter had a bit of a rough day with a happy ending. His IV went bad (his nourishment and fluids), and because they'd tried to get another one started yesterday without success, they'd used up most of his IV veins. The few left for the nurses to try today didn't work, either. After 8 attempts yesterday and 3 today, they gave up. They called Dr. Schropp to find out what to do--the only option was for him to cut his leg and put in a more permanent IV of some kind. But wise Dr. Schropp said, "No, I don't want to do that. Why don't we just start feeding him!" Which is what I'd been saying all along--
So, back to Pedialyte. But his blood sugar dropped because he wasn't getting enough sugar and calories. They called the Dr. again. "Try giving him breastmilk" he said. Brilliant! So, now our handsome little boy is officially eating!!!! They say he's not out of the clear yet because he still has quite a bit of fluid draining from his abdomen, but he's keeping the milk down and the leaking fluid is not coming out milky (meaning all intestines and everything seem to be sewn together well).
They have a family room available, so I (Sarah) am going back down to stay the night. Gary gets off work soon, and will hopefully come to stay, too.
Pictures of our little man today:










See the difference in his color? The doctors and nurses are astonished at the difference--Dr. Schropp says he doesn't even look jaundiced anymore!
We want to say thank you to all of you for keeping us, especially Carter, in your thoughts and prayers. It's easy to believe in healing and answered prayers when it's some far off theory, but when you depend on God's miracles for the most important thing in your entire life, it becomes much easier to doubt and worry. Your prayers and petitions to God have saved our son's life. It's hard to imagine going through all of this without the love and support of our friends, family, and even strangers who have heard about Carter. You are our blessings, and we will praise God always for you! Your comments and emails keep us positive and lift us up, and just knowing you read this because you care about our little angel encourages us. Thank you!!