Joe and I went to see Isaac this afternoon and we were amazed at the amount of fluid that he has lost, especially around his head. He is only able to lay on one side of his head (the ECMO lines are on the right side of his lower neck) and that is where the fluid was building up. Also, his color was looking more like a normal newborn baby. His chest x-ray continues to show improvement of his right lung. He has had to go back up a little bit on the flow of the ECMO machine which is basically telling the doctors and us that he is not quite ready to come off of the machine. Issac had an Echocardiogram done yesterday on his heart to check the function of the valves. It showed that one of the valves is not closing all of the way which is having some effect on the body's natural ability to process oxygen and CO 2. This is a normal function in utero and can happen in term babies but happens a lot in preemies as well as babies like Isaac. Please pray specifically that this valve would close so that there can be a normal function of his heart.
The pictures are of Big Brother Aaron watching over his brother Issac yesterday and a picture from today while he was awake.
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Thanks for update, guys! We love you and are continuing to pray.
I said yesterday in Sunday school to Audra that baby Isaac looks a lot like Aaron to me!
That's a sweet picture.
Hey, BTW, I've tried to call your cell phone but it isn't working for me. So thanks for setting up this blog! :)
(you know me as erin, not ishmael) ;)
Joe and Lori,
Thanks for all the updates. You are in our thoughts and prayers. We have put him on our Church prayer list. We love you all.
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