Pins And Needles

Emerson Parks

Samuel Wyatt

I'm sure that this is the feeling everyone is experiencing now. Sorry for the delay. We are not able to get Internet access at the hospital we are in now. No Internet access is like a restaurant being "cash only" now days. Who does that? So, I ran home to gather supplies and try to get more pictures out there. Mister Toad ain't got nothing on this wild ride. So, finally an update for everyone.

Randi and the babies pulled through the C-section great. Wyatt came out first, and we were able to hold him for about 10 minutes while they cleaned-up Parks. Then, we got to hold him as well until they whisked them both off to the NICU. The perinatologist was amazed at how big Wyatt (and Parks) was. He remarked that the umbilical cord for Wyatt was not as bad as he predicted.

Late last night, the grandparents and I were able to visit both babies in the Level III NICU, sans Randi, who had to wait until she was up and around to see them. Both babies, as you can see, are on room air. NO VENTS for either of them, thank you kindly steroids. Parks had a little bit of a groan from left over fluid in the lungs, and Wyatt had low, 53, blood sugars from lack of glycogen stores in his body. Both as predicted, and both conditions corrected themselves through the night, with Wyatt's blood sugars being 93 at last count. Randi was able to visit them today for the first time. She was also able to get pumping today since they are going to start trying to feed them tonight, extremely slowly. I am talking about 1 cc every 6 hours for Wyatt and 3 cc every 4 hours for Parks. They are also suggesting that they may have them stepped down to the Level II NICU observation. We may be able to take Parks home in 4-5 days, but it will be 4-6 weeks for Wyatt. He will need to be at least 4 pounds before they discharge him. He is going to stay there as a feeder and grower. They are going to perform an ultrasound on the head to check for any brain bleeds. We are praying that both boys will be free and clear. We thank you all for your continued prayers and support. We feel that we've got one set of prayer requests marked off our list and a whole new one opened up. I will try to come home once a day for an update to the blog and new pictures.