Peter took a few baby steps forward again. He no longer requires nitric oxide and the catheter for his urine was also removed. Fewer tubes! His chyle leak continues unabated, however, and Dr. Overman said that if the volume of fluid coming out his left chest tube does not diminish by midnight, Peter will have to be taken off the feeding tube (enteral feeding) and be fed intravenously again. Please continue to pray for us and for Peter about this situation.
Peter spent a good time awake today and we were able to spend some quality time with him. Now that he is being weaned off more and more medications, Peter is more alert when he is awake. Betsy got to change his diaper today, something few parents really revel in, but when you're in our situation, it's a kind of special treat to be even in a position to do it at all. Daniel also got to touch his brother for the first time and he was quite thrilled by it. Can you imagine: until today, he had never had the opportunity to touch Peter?! Daniel is definitely getting more used to the idea of having a real baby brother.
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