Time To Grow

May 30, 5:30 PM

I'm sitting here at Chase's bedside typing away on my blackberry! Yesterday & today we received a flurry of good news. You know things are going well when your conversation with the doctor lasts less than 1 minute!

Update...

Chase continues to learn the art of breathing. He still goes up & down on his oxygen level and every once in a while, his heart rate will drop dramatically. BUT the doctor reassures us not to worry. So we just pray. His head ultrasound continues to look good. Looks like we just need time for the clot to drain. His appetite? Up to 7 cc/hr! We are extremely grateful. The only bit of concern is his thyroid. His hormonal level is on the low end of normal, so their giving him some meds to help him. Doctors say he should grow out of it.

Charissa is doing fantastic. As of last night at 8pm all of her lines have been removed. No more arterial line and no more IV lines for her other fluids. Her anti-fungal treatment is complete and all her tests this morning came out normal. No more tests until Sunday! This is the first time any of our kids went a day without testing! Her feeding is also up to 5.5cc/hr. The past 2 days my wife has also been able to hold Charissa!! What a blessing!

What's next? Growth & development. We don't know what to expect during the next 7 weeks or so (and neither do we want to, for each day has enough trouble of its own) but we thank God for your partnership with us.

Already you have become the proverbial village helping to raise out kids.

Shalom,
Choi Family