<Day 34> This little man has been hard at work getting all this new breathing down. He has continued to stay around 30 to 35% on the ventilator and at 1.5 push or flow. Even with the low rate on the vent his oxygen saturation is still at 90 to 100% most all the time. […]

**His room and fancy new ventilator** We made it a month folks! Joseph is still tiny but he is making big steps in the right direction. Today he was moved down from the CPAP ventilator to a vapor therm, this requires him once again to breath a little more on his own. The new machine […]

Today was a day of forward motions and emotions for Joseph and mom. He was easily and safely taken off of the ventilator tube, that was in his lung, and is now wearing a fancy new mask. They call this mask a CPAP and the air flows through his nose instead of the tube going […]

Day 30, I am so much stronger than I was 30 days ago! Today the doctors turned down my vent to only work at 10% and I am doing the rest. They have said they are going to give me a chance to breath on my own, hopefully Wednesday! They also are giving me some […]

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 Not much new over here today. We are still staying steady at 1 pound 12 ounces with no decrease in weight. Since they are are lowering his ventilator each […]

“For I know the plans I have for you says the Lord, plans for welfare not for evil, plans to give you a future and a hope!” Jeremiah 29:11 Joseph is doing wonderful. In a week he has gone from eating 3ML every 3 hours to 12.5ML. They will raise that once again to 13ML […]

We have made it to day 24 and he is improving each day. What a miracle he is already! Today, they took the pic line out of his arm, which I am sure he will be happy about. Those long cords are no fun to have on you tiny arm! They were using the pic […]

We are all smiles over here this weekend. Joseph has progressed so well this week and we are overjoyed. Kirby went to see him this morning and he is up to 1 pound and 11 ounces! They have increased his feedings to 7.5ML this afternoon and it will go up to 8ML at midnight, if […]

“The Lord will fight for you, you need only be still.” Exodus 14:14 Day 21, he’s still thriving! Today, I got some one on one time with little Joseph. I was able to talk to him, tell him about his family, sing some songs and pray over his sweet body. The nurse let me just […]

JDP1:19:17 -<Click for Video Day 20 in the NICU has been a great day so far! Joseph is up to 5ML of milk every 3 hours and has gained an ounce since yesterday! He is now weighing in at a whopping 1.10 pounds. We also learned that the respiratory team decreased his oxygen from 40% to […]