Monday morning (December 9)

Yesterday afternoon, Jason and I received a call from Silas' doctor who said that he had to put Silas back on the ventilator.  Apparently, Silas had begun having a lot of a and b episodes.  So many, in fact, that the nurse was unable to leave his side.  He just wasn't breathing.  He was worn out and tired from doing all the work himself.  The doctors and nurses assure me that this is very normal for a baby his size to have to go back on it.  He is just too small to do all of that work by himself for very long.  Breathing was a lot of work for him because of the pda. 

After the ventilator was back in, the doctor said that Silas was much more comfortable and was in a very nice deep sleep and getting a lot of rest - which was exactly what he needed to do.  They do not anticipate him being on the ventilator for very long.  They think that he will get his strength back and then be ready to do the work himself again. 

They are doing another echocardiogram today on his heart.  It should tell them if the medicine that they gave him over the weekend for the pda helped or not.  I am not a doctor but I am guessing that it did not help since he is back on the ventilator.  I could be wrong so we shall see. 

Please keep praying that our little man starts improving and growing.  Thank you all.