Day #19

As indicated in the previous post, Jennifer's test for C difficile infection came back negative. This means Josiah can be taken back to see her again. Some of the nurses don't really like him going back there. It's against the rules, but we feel it's important for Jen to hear his precious little voice (yes, she can hear!). Josiah will normally say "Shhh! Mommy's sleeping!" and "I love you, mommy" and blow her kisses. He will also jabber in Josiah language something that no one else understands! We know Jen is smiling inside when she hears this!

I also mentioned previously that Jennifer & her family were on prayer lists around the country. Well, they are not only on prayer lists around the country, but also around the world!! Comments were posted to this blog from Germany & Canada, then there have been posts to her Facebook page from Argentina, Brazil, & I'm not sure where else!

The ultrasound results on Kacyn's little brain show there is no change in the cerebral spinal fluid buildup. If there's no change then that means it's not building up, so I guess that's good! Mom said when she went to Kacyn today in the NICU, he was sleeping until she started talking to him. He then opened his eyes & turned his head toward her! She even thinks he smiled at her. She told me "He's just beautiful!"

They did dialysis again today. They got 6 liters of excess fluid this time! Her creatinine levels in her blood have also gone down. Creatinine is essentially waste product created by muscle metabolism. It flows through the bloodstream to the kidneys. The kidneys then filter this out & dispose of it in urine. Normal level for creatinine in an adult female is 1.1. Jen's level on Monday was 7.8; yesterday it was 6.6; this morning it was 5.8. So it's coming down with the dialysis.

We know it's everyone's prayers that are helping Jennifer & Kacyn heal & be strong, as well as helping the rest of the family to cope & stay strong. Thank you!