Riding the Rollercoaster

Well, we certainly are riding a rollercoaster with this precious baby of ours. Toby seemed to be doing great, and then today he had a few episodes of apnea and de-statting , so they put him back on the ventilator. They tried a bolis of milk (which means a large amount in his stomach at once), and they're not sure if he refluxed this and aspirated it to cause the breathing problems or if it's his brain not telling him to breathe. We still don't have the results from the sleep study yet. He just didn't seem like himself today, more lethargic. They are checking for bacterial infections by taking cultures of his blood, urine, and mucus from his trach. We should have those results on Monday. They are also going to go ahead and start a range of antibiotics through a central line. They tried 5 times to get an I.V. in today, and his veins blow every time. They finally got a tiny one in his head, but it won't be able to handle IV fluids and antibiotics, so that's why they are putting in a central line (a larger catheter IV through a vein in his thigh). Today I read his verse from Psalm 40:17 "But I am poor and needy; Yet the LORD thinks upon me. Your are my help and my deliverer; Do not delay, O my God." We certainly continue to pray for God to deliver our son through this.