Friends, Family, Prayer Warriors:
Jacob continues to improve from yesterday's scare. His 6 am x-ray already is beginning to show signs of improvement and he has been very active today. The Power of Prayer compels you! God is Great! We are not out of the woods yet, but today's indicators are very much better than yesterday. I spoke with the doctor who had made the determination to stop the feeds and put Jacob on the antibiotics again this afternoon, and due to the first full day of observation on the blood and urine culture taken yesterday being negative, more blood and urine cultures will not be necessary at this point. If a positive indicator is revealed, then more blood and urine will be drawn and the course of action will be re-assessed. Given the progress made so far today and Jacob's behavior, the doctor is leaning towards the assessment of colitis, which would also explain the blood in yesterday's stool. The blood taken tomorrow from Jacob will be for scrutinizing Jacob's CRP (C-Reactive Protein) and CBC (Complete Blood Count) levels. Until the three days have come and gone, Jacob has good stools and is not showing signs of distress, and there is no indicator of infection shown in the cultures, the possibility of NEC cannot be taken off the table. Ultimately, the matter is in God's hands as it has always been, and his will be done.
In the meantime, Jordan continues to do very well. She had 7 wet diapers for the whole day, 5 dirty diapers, was 2 lbs. 12 oz. for the day, 2 lbs. 13 oz. for the night, 0 brady and desat episodes for the whole day, taking 24 CC's of milk, and is maintaining 5% CPAP and 22-23% FIO2 levels. Jacob has had 4 wet diapers all day, 1 large stool this afternoon, 0 brady or desat episodes for the whole day, and is holding at 21% Room Air and 5% CPAP, while continuing his IV feeds of lipids and Total Parenterial Nutrition (TPN, AKA vitamin supplements). He was 2 lbs. 4 oz. for today, and 2 lbs. 5 oz. for the evening.
One thing I would like to caution the readers of our blog on; the information I provide here is indicative of Jacob and Jordan only. As it is my hope to provide as much information as I can and give everyone the complete picture as my way of thanks for the dozens of notifications I have received for prayer groups and individuals, the experiences they encounter cannot and will not be relative to another baby or babies condition who might be going through the same concerns as they develop.
Lastly, I would like to draw your attention to the music playlist at the mid-bottom right of the website. For those of your computers who haven't experienced difficulties of viewing all the components of the website, I would like to point out the song I added to the playlist recently, "An Irish Blessing". This is an Irish melody and features Roma Downey, "Touched By An Angel's character Monica." It is a very powerful song, and has some verbal dictation by Roma Downey herself. Recommend you listen to it at least once. If you really like it, I encourage you to listen to a few other songs on the CD (called "Healing Angel"). If you go to Amazon.com and search this title, well let's just say, I think you will enjoy it.
We'll have more information for you soon!
Kind regards,
The Cordova Family (Andy, Sheri, Jacob & Jordan)
cell - 281-300-6212
email - maverick2601@hotmail.com
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