Saturday

PRAISE THE LORD!!!!!! Wow! We are still being amazed. Today when we got to Isaac the nurse told us that he was at 60ml for his 5:00 feeding and that at his 8:00 feeding he would go up to 70ml! That's full feeding! Oh yeah, then we notice that something is missing...his IV fluids!!! And that's a day earlier than we were expecting. The only thing he is hooked up to now is his monitor. We were told that after 24 hours with no IV and full feedings he would be able to go home. His homecoming is getting very close. We see everyday the answers to all of your prayers and we thank the Lord for all of you who are praying for Isaac and we thank Him for answering prayer.

Friday

We got a call today from the doctor and she said that they had increased Isaac's feedings to 50ml. Full feeding is 65ml so he is getting very close. They will increase him to 60ml on Saturday and 65ml on Sunday and take out his IV PICC line. Then after 24 hours if he is doing good, he gets to come home!!! He has been doing great with his feedings, so we are optimistic that he will come home then. Just to show the power of prayer, his nurse told us tonight that everyone is amazed at how well he is doing already. They just can't believe that he has recovered so quickly. God truly is great and He is worthy of all praise and glory.

"Hi everybody"

"YYYAAAAWWWWNNNNN....It's hard work being this cute."

Thursday

Another great day today. They increased his feedings from 20ml to 40ml, and boy does he love it. He eats it right down with no problems. He still looks great and is doing great. There is talk of him coming home, hopefully, Tuesday. Right now our prayer is that the pathologist who is now looking at the biopsies from surgery will come back and say that there is more good intestine then we thought. God has answered so many prayers and has worked a miricle so far and we pray that He will continue to show His glory through little Isaac.

Daddy, Grace, Isaac and mommy. Faith is not allowed in the ICU unit until she gets a couple shots which she is due for. Faith said the other night that she does not want Isaac to come home because she does not want to get her shots.
"I love my big sister."
I don't care who feeds me, JUST FEED ME!!!!

Wednesday

Praises just keep on coming!!!! Today they increased his feeding from 10ml of Lish's milk to 20ml and they hope to increase it again before tomorrow!!! He is handling it very well. All of your prayers are being answered. Thank you. The doctor hopes he can go home early next week. He has gained weight, now he is 7# 12oz, almost back up to his birth weight. He is still stooling well and eating great. We did find out today that the surgeon did not remove the intestine below the ostomy. They sent the biopsies they did during surgery to another pathologist to confirm what they found. Basically, they could be wrong about the Hirschprung's covering the entire colon. If they were initially wrong, then Isaac could have more intestine then we first thought. Thanks again for all your prayers and keep them coming.

This is Isaac with his new "Prayer Shawl" from Aunt Dorthy and Uncle Don and their church. They have a group of people who make them and then pray over them before they send them out. Thank you very much!!!
Fast asleep!!!
Look at those cheeks and that lower lip.


Oh yeah, that's good!!!

Tuesday

Hello all! Well you can't tell, but in that bottle was 10 ml of mama's milk. He started on milk today and has been doing great with it. They will slowly raise the amount of milk and lower the amount of fluids through the IV. The hope is that he will take the milk and not just pass it right through his intestines. So far he has been doing fine. The nurses still have not found an ostomy bag that will last like it should. We did have a record with the last one lasting 24 hours. His umbilical cord stump has not fallen off, so they have to leave it open to the air to let it dry out and eventually fall off.

We have some more great pictures of him from today, so enjoy and thanks again for all your prayers. Keep 'em rising.

Snuggling with daddy!

"Hey, where did my hand go?"

Monday

Well the updates have slowed down quite a bit, which is a good thing because that means things are moving along like they should. As you can see from the picture below, he started eating today. It's only Pedilite because they want to start easy on his stomach. So far he has taken that really well. If after 24 hours he is still eating without vomiting, his stomach isn't bloated and his is passing the food through, then he will be able to start eating milk. Then hopefully we will have a better idea how soon he will get to come home. Also, today we had the ostomy queen put on his ostomy bag so hopefully it won't leak anymore, which we have had trouble with, kinda gross. Anyway, good news all around for today. I start back to work tomorrow, so the updates will slow down to at least one daily. And since we are pretty much waiting for him to come home now, there won't be much to update with.

Thanks again for all your prayers. God has been faithful and has answered them. He truly is great and mighty. He is the Creator, and the One who knows how to fix all our problems. We give Him all the glory and honor.

Below: When mama got close, he knew what to do. Kissie, kissie.

That's right, BOOMER SOONER!!!! Beat Texas!!

Sunday Evening

Well it's Sunday evening. One week after we first came down to Tulsa. He is still doing great. His surgeon was off for the weekend so another doctor was doing rounds for him and he did not put in an order to let Isaac eat. So we wait another day. Hopefully tomorrow when Dr. Rothenbach sees him he will let him eat. Isaac really wants to. He roots around and will take his pacifier for a little bit, but when he realizes that there is no food involved he gets a little irritated. We wish that mama's order could over ride the doctors, but it doesn't.

I got a couple of great shots of Isaac smiling in his sleep this afternoon. It's so nice to see him smile and know that he is not in pain. The doctor did order no more pain meds for him. They are having a hard time keeping the ostomy bag on him so when they mess with that he gets mad at the nurses. We are still very encouraged with his progress and hope he can come home this week, but we have not talked with the doctor about that for sure. Thanks again for all your prayers. Isaac is only 9 days old, but God has taught me a lot through this little guy, as He has with Alisha, Grace and Faith. Keep praying. We are seeing first hand the power of prayer and are amazed at how many people around the country are praying for this little guy.

Be encouraged with this beautiful smiling face.