Day 21

Hi folks, here's an update for you! Zachary is doing well, he is been switched to continuous feeds in an effort to reduce his episodes of reflux. He will be getting 20 cc's of fluid every three hours, but it will be pumped into him via his OG tube at 6.7 cc's per hour. He continues to have a bit of problem keeping his heartrate up, espcially when having reflux issues so we are hoping and praying the continuous feedings will help, along with him switching back to breastmilk tomorrow.

We did get some good news today, they are going to try to wean him off his CPAP over the next week. After the CPAP comes off he will go to recieving oxygen via small nasal prongs that are MUCH lighter and harder for him to get out of, meaning less de-sats for him! We are very encouraged by this news even though we realize that he may go back and forth a bit between the CPAP and the oxygen nasal prongs, this is common in preemies.

Please, please, please continue to keep Zachary's little neighbor, Brinson in your prayers. She's having some kidney problems and her folks have asked for prayers for her to be able to pee. It's so hard to watch these sweet babies have any troubles. If you want to read about Brinson's journey, her website is: http://brinsons-buzz.blogspot.com/.

Thanks so much everyone. We appreciate all of you, as always, love to all!