Off the Tube....On again

Yesterday around 5 Eli was taken off his ventilator....Praise the Lord. He did very well for several hours. However, at 1:30 this morning he dropped his O2 saturation/heartrate and had to be re-intubated. He is very comfortable now. The dr. said it could be one of two things either he was just tired because he has breathed on his own in so long or he still has too much sedation and causes his breathing to slow down. She said she thought it was the first of the two so we will work the next couple of days to wean him off again. This is a minor setback for him but I am sure things will be o.k. We know that God has taken care of him and will continue to do so according to his will. It is hard to see him going through the withdrawal symptoms such as tremors and the extreme irritability. I have learned so many things during this pregnancy and know his birth about how fragile life is and that we can't taken a single moment for granted. We tend to take the little things for granted like breathing, eating and just holding 0ur children. I thank God every moment for the blessings he has given me and pray that I use every second of my day giving him the praise. I have asked myself many times why Eli has to go through this and I keep getting reminded that God has a purpose for everything adn he is made perfect according to God's plan for him. Praise God!!!! This has definately been a journey and we have only just begun. I wouldn't trade what I have learned about God and myself during this time for anything. Please continue to pray for our entire family that we will always look to God for answers and give him the praise at all times....good and bad. Thanks adn we love you.
As for the leak we will wait and pray it heals in one week but Dr. Hess thinks it will be more like 2. Know we know we probably will be here for another month so pray for us.


Love,
The Frazier 5