Season premier of House

For those that watch the Fox TV series House, that is how we felt yesterday morning. Colby's NICU doctor presented his case to the other doctors during morning rounds which included a ton of numbers and words that Becca and I didn't understand, which probably doesn't surprise those that know the simplicity of my mind..... The end result of rounds yesterday was that he was too healthy statistically to be having seizures? The attending doctor said his seizures had him "puzzled." I guess that was a good thing in a way b/c he wasn't showing any other signs or symptoms of other issues that are typically related to seizures.

They ran another EEG (the test showing electrical current in his brain) yesterday after rounds and it did not show any seizure activity (it had shown signs on Tuesday) which was a sign in the positive direction. They ran a MRI last night on his head to check for other causes of seizures. We do not have those results yet.... that kinda wraps up yesterday... not real eventful, which is another plus in the NICU.

We just got back from meeting with his doctors again this morning and things continue to be "trending" in the right direction.... Colby has been seizure free since Tuesday night. The doctors have decided to take him off his seizure medicine to see if he can stay seizure free without the meds. They are also going to try to feed him today. Becca has been a trooper pumping breast milk for him since he was born and that is going really good now. The nurses and doctors are very excited that he is going to get to start feeding today, especially since she has been pumping. Another great sign of Becca's strength and will power in that she has been staying up and missing little nap time opportunities to pump so he can have breast milk... Have I mentioned how awesome of a mom she is.....

We also met with Colby's cardiologist this morning and he is very optimistic that he might get to skip the first heart surgery b/c he is doing so well from a cardiology stand point. They will continue to monitor his heart activity and development and hope that nothing changes for the worse so he can maybe go home next week.

The main concern now that could hold him up from going home is the seizures. We hope to get results from the MRI today which will either tell us what is causing the seizures or what isn't causing them.

That is the general overview. All in all things are looking pretty good.... Thanks for all of the wonderful words of encouragement and the many prayers that have been lifted on our behalf. All praise to God for his continued support and healing hands. He has truly blessed us with great doctors, friends, and family. Despite the emotional roller coaster and the physical strain the last couple of days have been on Becca she has done really well and I credit her strength to God and each of you for your support.

Becca is getting released from the hospital today, so we will be getting her home to Brody. We will start our commuting to and from the NICU to be with Colby starting tonight.

Thanks again to each of you for everything. This is going to be a marathon and not a sprint, so we will continue to lean on many of you in the days and weeks to come. We will continue to post updates to let everyone know how Colby is doing.....

Please continue to pray for strength and healing for both Becca and Colby.....

Jason