NICU Day 25 (January 1st)

Noelle said "Happy New Year" to us with a much better day than yesterday!!  Her nurse this afternoon even made a comment on how well the afternoon went with her stats and attributed it to prayer.  She sees us praying with Noelle at different times and has heard us talk about how many people are praying for her, and it was a testimony back to us to see her recognize that prayer was playing such a huge part in Noelle's status.  It's just another reminder to us that people are watching even when we don't realize it.  It's easy to get caught up in our situation and become self focused with what is going with us right now, but God was just reminding us once again that this is still about Him, and all the glory needs to go to Him.  Noelle received her last dose of Indocin today and will receive another echocardiogram tomorrow to see if it has affected the ductus at all.  We are praying hard that it is working.  If it doesn't work, they may try one more round of Indocin; otherwise we have to consider the surgery which involves transferring to the children's hospital, a new team of doctors, not to mention the procedure itself.  If it happens, then we know that God has a reason for us to be there, but humanly we are praying that it doesn't come to that.  Other than waiting for those results, there is not much new to report.  Her stats did not swing nearly as much today, and she stayed around 50% oxygen saturation today (give or take some) which is MUCH better than the 100% she was at for a while yesterday.  So thank you for your continued prayers, and we hope to report good news on her ductus tomorrow.  Happy New Year!!!