Hemodialysis is working!!

Today was the second day of Hemo for Tino. He looked so much better. Between today and yesterday they were able to pull out 500 cc's of fluid from his lil body. He is back to his birth weight. He still has quite a bit of edema (swelling) but nothing like 2 days ago. We were hoping to finally see his lil eyes open. He was trying but was only able to see a little sliver of his eye. The docs are hoping to take him off the ventilator tomorrow. It depends on his blood gases between tonight and tomorrow. I'm a little nervous but it will be nice to see his face free from that big tube. The poor guy kept gagging on it today. I'm sure he will be very happy to have his mouth/throat free. If that all goes well they are also talking about starting him on some feeding. Tomorrow may be a big day for him.

We have our other two back w/ us today. They spent the wknd at their Poppy's house. They had fun renting movies, swimming, and eating ice cream. It seems like they are handling everything pretty well. They spent a little bit of time w/ their baby brother today. They are both very sweet with Tino. Anthony is even sharing his favorite blankie w/ him.

We should have some good news to share tomorrow. Keep us in your prayers.