New Room For Deklyn!

Sorry to all you huge fans of my little boy! I know its been a long time since I've posted, my laptop hasn't been working properly so thats made it a little less easy for me to have time to make posts. Quite a bit has changed since my last post. Deklyn is now in the Pediactric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) We moved there last tuesday so we have almost been there a week now. The change has been amazing for Deklyn and us! Deklyn now has his very own room, so we have much more space and there is a tv for us to pass by the time a little quicker haha!

When we first got there the change in Deklyn was amazing, I wasn't expecting the move to go terribly smooth but it really did! He's had a tempature for quite sometime now and almost the instant we got in his new room it started to go down. He was also very content the first few days there and his heart rate was amazing compared to in NICU ( normal was anywhere from 130-160 first few days in PICU it was anywhere from 115-130) We also got to put him in his swing for the first time (because we finally had room to use it) and he just loved it! After waiting close to a month in NICU for a new tube for Deklyn, the 2nd day in PICU they got an IV in him and got him a new tube. He had quite a large leak again and they felt a new tube would help his collapse issues and start getting him on the right track for breathing on his own. That day his collapse totally corrected its self! It really felt like this change was move us in the right direction (and hopefully fast!)

Now just a week later, he's not doing quite as good. I still feel this change was the best thing for him, but he's got a tempature again, heart rates high, and right lung is completely collapsed again. I'm not terribly concerned, I know this is just another bump in the road but it sucks to see him doing so well and just a few days after back where we started. I spoke with one of the doctors and she said the collapse is something that should just correct itself over time as his ribs and lungs get stronger but right now we'll just have to keep him comfy and happy as he gets stronger.

Well thats pretty much it thats new for Deklyn right now. The change has been wonderful for him and us, although its tough saying goodbye to the staff and families we've gotten to know in NICU. We are just tring to be patient and wait for the day we can bring him home. It can be pretty overwhelming some days but trying to stay postive and not thinking about the future, thats what helps me get through on the hard days. If anything I know this siutation will help me to never take forgrated the little things in life that most people don't even notice that they get to do. Just being away from my husband each week and seeing him again on the weekends has renewed my appreciate for him. I feel like a totally new person than I was before I was pregnant with Deklyn, I would say in almost every way its been good changes.

People who like to know what they can pray:

Strength for Deklyn's ribs, that his lung will stop collapsing and be able to heal

Peace & Patience for Sheridan and I as we wait

Also, strength for us as we go through the hard days, I know that there are more tough days ahead and as we go through them our hearts hurt for our little boy and the dreams and hopes we have for him

I also want to thank everyone of who has helped us out in anyway, in the past few weeks we've had lots of things dropped off at our door and if you have done that please know you have blessed us greatly!