We made it! First weekend:

We made it through the first night, though it was a little rough. Collin's Dr. came in around 5:00 am and told us that he had a bleed in his lungs and that his blood was not clotting like it should. The vent was too rough on his lungs so he was put on a jet vent that would be a little less traumatic for him. Over the next two days he was given transfusions of plasma to help with the clotting and amazingly his lungs did eventually clear out. By Friday he was off the jet vent and was even extubated to the CPAP machine (which allowed him to breathe on his own) for most of the day! He is so tough, we just can't believe how well he is doing! Only God!

Saturday morning he was put back on the regular vent. I'm sure his little lungs were exhausted! But daily x-rays are showing clear lungs. He's now holding on at only 30% oxygen on the vent so he is doing a lot of the work on his own! They plan to try to try him off the vent again in a few days.

Sunday we found out that he has a vessel in his heart that did not close up, and this is typical for preemies. It can be treated with IV medication so he will get this for the next two days. After he finishes this treatment, he can begin to have tube feedings of milk! I can't wait to see him start putting on some weight! He willl also be under the bili light for a few weeks so in most of the pics he will be wearing his tanning goggles! Keep praying! We have Caleb and Kaden with us and they are so excited about their tiny baby brother!