Prayers are working..

Thank you. Your prayers are working. Wyatt is staying strong and he knows that you are thinking about him (I tell him everyday). The blood in his
stool seems to be clearing up. Now the doctors are trying to wean him off ECMO so that he can havesurgery. Surgery has not been scheduled until he is
weaned off ECMO.

On Thursday, they clamped off ECMO for 20 min. Yesterday, ECMO was clamped off for 1
hour, and they are going to clamp off again tonight. Each day, the doctors try a different plan. Today's plan is trying to get Wyatt to breath more on his own.
So they reduced the ECMO to 32 percent and lowered the ventilator settings. They also took him off sedation and pain medicine and gave him a gas to allow him to sleep and be comfortable, but also let him breath on his own. (The same gas as if you were going to have an operation).

When we left the hospital Saturday evening, it seems that it's working!! Wyatt
is breathing more on his own and they are going to try the clamp off this evening. We will call in the middle of the night to get the results. Wyatt looks great!! He is not swollen anymore and his features are so cute!! He has a really cute button nose.

His chest x-rays look good. He can open both eyes and loves to move his hands, arms, and legs, eventhough he is suppose to be resting!! He has less fluid each day
and it looks like he has a good size right lung and a little of the left lung. It's hard to tell how much left lung because the his intestines are in the way.

He appreciates all your prayers and thoughts. Keep them coming because it's working. Thank you for everything and I'll keep you updated.
Thanks,
Gina and Benji