Yay! Today, Dr. Knott-Craig removed Austin's chest tubes. This means that the bleeding and drainage in his chest is minimal, and he is no longer depending on the tubes to drain for him. The doctor also believes he can come off the ventilator before the day is over. Let's pray hard that this will happen!
The other exciting part of Austin's recovery is that he can now have breast milk through a feeding tube. As a baby with a heart defect it has been very hard for his body to digest food (milk). So, he hasn't really had any food since he was born, due to a small appetite and heart defect. They gave him "sugar water" yesterday to see how his stomach would digest it, he did well, and they're now giving him breast milk through a feeding tube. This will help him gain his strength. Pray that he'll continue to be able to digest it well. The next big step will be for him to suck and swallow from a bottle. This is usually very hard for heart babies to do. Pray that this will not be a barrier for Austin.
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Yay! Our family has been praying and will keep on praying for Austin, Heather, and Andy! Praise God!
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