RISE AND SHINE BUDDY!

Trev is starting to develop his little personality, when Jannell comes in the room and talks to him he always opens his eyes. He is already a mamas boy and we can't wait to spoil him. Trev PIP settings were reduced from 20 to 18 today, this is great progress. It means that his ventilator will now be giving him 18 breaths per minute instead of 20. The rest he will have to due on his own which will continue to strengthen his lungs. They will continue to ween him off his ventilator, its a slow process, but we are praying that it will be effective this time. Trevs feedings have increased to 23 ML of milk 3 times per day which is up from 22ML. KEEP GROWING BUDDY! The practitioner stated today that he handles his feedings better than they could ever hope for, to the point that he is actually surprising the NICU staff.
Our "pod" in the NICU which is Trevs room has a sliding glass foggy window in the wall. In the other room on the other side of the window is the C section surgery procedure room. Today my wife listened to twins born, you cannot see thru the window, but you can hear everything! It is bitter-sweet to hear people have their babies and hear their healthy babies cry! We did not have the opportunity to enjoy the birth of our son at times it is hard to listen to the joy of parents experience on the other side of the wall. It seems like we hear 3-4 babies born per week. Jannell and I have been attending a parents class every Wednesday evening with volunteer parents that share their experiences having their babies in the NICU. It is comforting communicating with people who can relate to our experience and our emotions. What a blessing it is to have Trev at a time when medical technology is so advanced, it is the sole reason that our son has a shot at life. IMC hospital is amazing, it has the best NICU in the western United States. All though we cry every day about our sons situation, we feel extremely blessed to have our son being treated by one of the top NICU's in the world!