R looks so wonderful today. All his vitals are looking great. His gas scores are so good that they are taking them once every 8 hours. It used to be every two. While I was there today, he opened his eyes, moved his arms and legs, and tried to pull at his lines with his fingers! This is all so exciting to us. We have not seen him awake and moving around since we handed him off to the nurse for his transplant surgery on June 2. We thank God for touching his body!!
R continues to be on the ventilator and dialysis. They are starting to wean some of his pain medicines. He is also being weaned from his sedatives. This is allowing him to wake up for a few minutes at a time.
The doctor's told Tim this morning that the piece of intestine that they removed on Saturday during surgery will be examined by the lab to see if R's body is rejecting it. We pray for the precious organs to work and work miraculously well. Also, R's kidneys need to start working. They probably will not take him off the ventilator until his kidneys show signs that they are starting again. Pray for him to pee! :)
They are also starting the process of clamping his tubes to his stomach in hopes that his stomach will tolerate having fluids in it. This is the first step towards feedings. We pray that he tolerates this process well and can begin receiving feedings soon!
We continue to be amazed at God's precious little boy. We continue to stand amazed of our Sovereign God. This has been and still is a difficult journey. There are times of sorrow and set backs and times of healing and rejoicing. However, R is worth every moment of it. I am so excited about the past two days. R is looking like himself again, and he is doing some of the same movements that he did prior to the transplant. We love him so much. Thank you for loving him with us. I pray that your time talking with the Lord on R's behalf has blessed you and your relationship with your Father God. God bless you.
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