July 31st, 2006. Today we have good news on Beau. His cranial hemorrage has resolved itself and there are no traces of it on ultrasound! Also... The doctors are going to try him on a high flow nasal canula tomorrow and see how he does. He gets tired off of CPAP after 20-30 minutes so I'm expecting he'll hang out on nasal canula for a while then go back onto CPAP. At least they're not as invasive as the vent and it's easier on him. Besides my expectations... I'm really hoping and praying he surprises us all by not needing to go back on CPAP. Should he do well on the nasal canula, they'll try bottle feeding him in a few weeks. I'm excited!

On another note, his doctors have taken him off of the second diaretic and upped the dose of his Diarel- which is also a diaretic. They took him off of the second one because it wasn't sparing his electrolytes like it should. So now they've reduced the sodium supplements but are keeping his potassium supplements the same. He's also begun getting his immunizations- the same a 2 month old full term baby would get. He'll be getting them in stages every few months the same as full term babies also. I'm actually really excited about them- makes me feel like a "normal" mom.

Last but not least, thank you to everyone who's been praying for Beau. Please keep up the amazing work. There isn't a doubt in my mind God has heard us. Now I pray he stays on the nasal canula.