Isaac's poor daddy had to fly off this evening and couldn't see Isaac because he ran out of time and had to go to Narita Airport. Jong was quite sad he couldn't see Isaac before being away for the rest of the work week.
Isaac's attending nurse opened the door for me and excitedly told me that Isaac was wide awake with his eyes opened so I washed my hands as quickly as possible (LOL - I still had to do it for 3 minutes as dictated by the sand glass) and rushed in and Isaac was still awake. For some reason, may be because he is lying on the side, he tends to open one eye like a one eye bandit. ^_^
Shortly after staring into his beautiful eye (yes, not eyes), the nurse let me feed him a little bit of my milk in his mouth with a Q-tip. Once he starting tasting my milk, he immediately got sleepy and fell asleep. But he kept peeping open his one eye, as if to make sure I was still there. I started pumping next to his incubator the last 20 mins of my visit and he woke up while I was pumping and we stared into each other eyes (my eyes, his one eye) for quite a while. Then he got tired and fell asleep. That's when I swear I heard him snoring. I have heard air leaks before and this did not sound like the air leaks I have heard before. I don't know if its possible to for Isaac to snore while on a vent but the snoring like sounds stop when he woke up again! I definitely felt like I spent some quality time with Isaac tonight. We even prayed for daddy together!
Its actually kind of odd (in a good way). Although the pediatric cardiologist said that the blood through his PDA has increased, it really does seem his lungs are doing better. His oxygen mix was 27% today and his oxygen saturation levels were quite stable and good. Just a week ago, his sats would crash everytime he moved and the nurses would have to manually pump air into his lungs until it gets better but today, when his sats dropped a bit after he moved, it would climb back without extra help quite quickly. I have almost been afraid to pray for a big miracle like his PDA healing on its own without surgery after having been reopened for so long because I feel like its already such a miracle for him to be doing quite well being born so early. But now with the improvement of his lungs, its almost like God is telling me its time for me to not be afraid to pray for big miracles.Jong thought that it was premature for us to send a letter to Dr. Ishii about our desire to move Isaac to Red Cross Hospital later and thinks its better for us to do so after Isaac's surgery. So I have to learn to be more patient and not go too crazy missing Isaac!
Good night and God bless everyone!
Sonia
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Hello Sonia and Jong,
Do not worry that you have not been praying for big miracles for Isaac - that is what your SG has been doing since February. We miss both of you, but we are so encouraged by how God has been working in your lifes and healing Isaac. We will CTP!
Sabrina
Hello Sonia and Jong
I have been reading this blog. He's such a miracle baby, isn't he? You guys are the luckiest people on earth to have him.
Farah
Hey Sonia and Jong,
We are keeping up with the fabulous and miraculous progress of little Isaac. All the boys love to see the picture of him as he is growing day by day.
Henry and Georgie send their love to baby Isaac and George and I think of all of you each day as we read your blog.
Our love and support to you,
The Wisniewski's
Dear Sonia,
although you don't think you've been praying for big miricals (like Isaac's PDA closing) heaps of other people have me included. Please also remember that lots of little blessings can add up to a big mirical.
Love Evelyn
Hi Sonia and Jong,
Been praying for you guys as you try to figure out the how and when of approaching Dr. Ishii. Praying for miracles to abound. We continue to lift up Isaac as he develops.
Came across something in my reading that was encouraging to me and wanted to share it with you. Especially given that He loves us and is for us. J. I. Packard writes, "'God is love' is the complete truth about God so far as the Christian is concerned. Every single thing that happens to him/her expresses God's love to him/her. God is love to him - holy, omnipotent love - at every moment and in every event of every day's life. Even when he cannot see the why and the wherefore of God's dealings, he knows that there is love in and behind them, and so he can rejoice always, even when, humanly speaking, things are going wrong. He knows that the true story of his life when known will prove to be, as the hymn says, 'mercy from first to last' - and he is content."
May you continue to be exceedingly blessed,
OXAndrea
Sonia,
Thank you for your support on the IVF connections board. My family is doing well, and know that our little Isaac is well taken care of by our loving Father in Heaven.
I was just comparing pictures of your Isaac when he was first born to the photos of him now--he's grown so much and looks so good! I will continue to pray for his progress.
Amy ("Maylee"--bedrest board IVF connections)
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