Two Weeks

Happy 2 week birthday, Toby. He has had a pretty good week. It's been 3 days now on the regular ventilator and he is handling it ok. The doctor explained to me today that his lungs are damaged and beaten up from being on the ventilator when he was born. But the x-rays show that they are not getting any worse, so it will just be something to deal with and which will require extra care when they attempt to wean him off the vent. He has an on again off again relationship with the light to deal with his bilirubin. About what I would expect. And there are some other things which are a balancing act between the damage that treatment can do and the hazards of not treating. But all in all, I think he's doing pretty well. No major problems to deal with yet. God has indeed been merciful and sustained Tobias through all this. And tonight-I have just returned from holding my son for the first time. What a sweet privilege! He seems even smaller wrapped up and placed in my hands. No bigger than a minute. I think there were more tubes and wires than there were baby. Our time had to be cut short because of some problems with his breathing tube and heart rate, and the minutes we did have went by in a wink (Isn't time funny the way it speeds and slows), but thanks be to God who gave us the good gift of that time. It made this mama very happy. And thanks to all of you who are praying with us and for us. We know that God is good and in control and we thank him also for the peace He has given in this "storm".

Nancy