What a day!

After this morning's ECMO scare, Davis showed some improvement in his blood gases and his hypertension is stabilizing with the epinephrine. He also had an echo that came back the same as yesterday's, meaning his heart is still functioning at the level it needs to, so we've dodged the ECMO bullet for now. It's still on the table, and while it scares the hell out of us, we're also glad that it's there if we need it. It's nice to have a backup, even if that backup is scary.

The best news is that today's x-rays showed some progress on lung growth! I don't know a lot about x-rays, but it looked like really significant growth... you could definitely see huge improvement from the time he was born. The stomach and intestines, which were both in his chest, had a lot of air in them that they've removed. This has given some room for the lungs to grow. There might even be a possibility that one or both the stomach and intestines (now smaller) could drop out of the chest entirely. Seeing the x-rays tonight was really encouraging. We're so proud of our sweet little son, how hard he's fighting, and the progress he's making. We are so happy to be his parents and enjoy just being by his side. 

We are definitely learning to live only in this moment. Things change so quickly (as today has shown us), and Davis is showing us that he is the one calling the shots. As of now, we're moving in the right direction. 

Thanks for your prayers, we need them!

-Mom