More Medicine

Peyton now weighs 5lbs 1.2oz. He is starting to get his appetite back after a couple of days of not wanting to eat.

The doctor put him on a new medicine yesterday to try and relieve some of his reflux issues. It is supposed to help with the motility of the intestinal tract and empty his stomach out a little faster to prevent the food from backing up into the windpipe. So far it looks like it is helping because he is eating faster and seems to want more than his minimum amount of food.

He is having some blood work done today to determine if his Phosphous levels are coming back up or if they need to add more formula to help with that. The tests will also determine if he will need a blood transfusion again to increase the number of red blood cells which will help in the transportation of O2 in his body. The doctors think he is doing good making his own red blood cells but the amount is still a little low and this may be contributing to some of the breathing issues.

All the problems he is having are fairly normal for premeis and should be resolved with time and growth according to the doctors.

Please continue to pray for Peyton and that God continue to watch over him during this time.

Patrick