Praying for a Miracle

Got the call this afternoon and the dreaded two steps back for every step forward is starting to take place.

McKenna has a distended stomach - basically around 5 pm tonight it started to look swollen or full of air. This is a sign of infection in the bowels so they did immediate x-rays and blood work, which currently are showing no infection, but it could take up to 12 hours to show if an infections is actually there. If it is an infection, they will treat her immediately with antibiotics, but this would be a very bad thing as it is the infection that causes bowels to die. So, we will have a long night, waiting by the phone and anxious to see the results and praying God has mercy and that she will be okay.

In the mean time, McKenna's feedings have been stopped. They put an IV back in her arm and are giving her sugar water, but she will not receive any breast milk until they know if she has an infection. Once they determine she can go back to her feedings, they will have to start her out slowly again, so that could be back at 1 ml, or 10 ml (she was up to 20 ml every three hours).

She has a thick tube down her throat to help remove some of the air in her tummy. They gave her a suppository to encourage her body to have bowel movement in hopes of releasing some more of the air in her belly. She is on oxygen (just the type that they put on her nose...not back on the C-PAP) to help her breathe and becuase her heart rate was up so high.

In addition to all of this, McKenna is REALLY pale. This is one of the first signs for needing a blood transfusion. They tested blood levels tonight and will test them again in the morning. If she needs the transfusion they will give it to her through the IV currently in her arm. We knew they would need transfusions eventually, but it is rather scary now that the time is here.

Please pray for God's mercy and intercesion on behalf of McKenna. And for a miracle, and that it is just air in her tummy that they can remove.

As for Keaton, his tummy has been looking bloated lately. We have mentioned it several times to the nurses and they all say that he isn't showing any signs of bowel problems. However, McKenna's only sign that she might have an infection was the swelling. The nurse will ahve the doctor look at his stomach tonight. His ribs look painfully pushed out to the sides too, and he is looking more pale than usual, so nurse will also be talking to the doctor about getting his blood counts to see if he needs a transfusion.

Please pray that the doctor has wisdom in what to do to help both babies.

We are worried about our little twins and praying for a miracle!!! Thank you everyone who is standing in prayer with us!