March 23rd - Day 7

Omari is doing wonderful. God has really eased my wife and I worries. We spent
the first while just being frantic and panicking about every little thing. Heres
the update over the last few days.

- He was took off ventilation a few days ago, now he is officially off the
breathing machine. That means the machine went from breathing for him 10 times
per minute, to him not even needing it at all.

- His heart and stomach sonograms came back perfect. They will be checking
this weekly for problems.

- He will officially be on DISABILITY the first year of his life. Past that
they will check him to see how he is coming along.

- He went from getting feed 2ml every 6hours Saturday, to being feed 4ml
every 3hours Sunday. Now he is being feed 6ml every 3hours. They are EXTREMELY
proud of him. His current weight is still 1.14 lbs. They suspect him to gain
lots of weight with the increase of milk.

- He still has an IV line that is running him certain vitamins. His potassium
was really high but they successfully got it back down. Now his sodium levels
are really low. So the IV is being feed Saline to boost it back up within the
next few hours. They also took out his blood IV line from his belly button, and
he is able to lay on his stomach. This was a big factor in helping his breathing
since laying on your back can shorten your breath.

Over all, he looks much better without all of the hoses coming out of his
face. Here is the important thing to pray about. The Doctor said that things may
look good now, but they can turn for the worst very quickly. He is still in
danger of infections and viruses. So lets pray that God will keep his body free
of those things. God's hand over Omari is clearly being seen through the Doctors
and nurses. Gods presence is evident when we joint hands and pray for him out
loud in his room. While other parents may not be Christians, we pray for all the
babies here. Some are in much harsher circumstances than ours, and we are
thankful for what God is doing. Lets rejoice and praise him for everything, especially
our beautiful, funny, talented, and sassy children. For we once were as well.