1 step forward...2 steps back...Make that 5

It is time for an update. Kevin actually wrote one for a few days ago but luckily had not published it yet. Laney turned 8 weeks old on Wednesday. She was off everything but her feeding tube and we were actually on a great path to getting that out. Thursday morning things changed pretty quick. Laney has an infection. It hit her pretty fast and hard. Most of Thursday was a little dicy and we were on the verge of having to reintubate her and put her back on a ventillator. She was just so sick she didn't have the energy to breath. Luckily the doctor and nurse caught it quickly and got her on antibiotics quickly. We ended up putting her back on C-pap and that really helped her through the night. Friday morning she seemed to have a little more energy. That means she could cry at us a little and let us know she was hurting. Her labs were shocking to nurses and doctors. It looks like she is putting up a good fight but obviously a very sick kiddo. This morning her labs weren't better, and actually looked a little worse so they started another stronger antibiotic. She is just so exhausted because she isn't sleeping because she is hurting. So they have her back on C-pap because she often gets stubborn and decides not to breathe. They are checking her for everything and running a wide array of tests. The doctors have been great about keeping on top of her. The nurses have been very proactive about reacting quick when somethings changes. It is now 5 hours from when I started writing this blog and Laney is on a ventillator. She got so tired that she just couldn't breathe on her own any more. She should only have to be on it for a few days, at the most, so she can get some rest and allow time for the antibiotics to work. We know it is in her best interest but we can't help but feel frustrated, disappointed, and relieved all at the same time. It is nice not to have to watch her struggle so hard just to breathe but so frustrating to feel like we have headed backwards. We are optimistic this will be short term and provide her the help she needs to fight the infection then maybe we can get back on track for heading home. I will end with some pictures we took before the circus of the last 3 days. The last one is Kevin feeding her first bottle.

Love,

Kevin and Angie