A little step back

Well, today we had to take a little step back in feedings. Last night, Mason had a 7 cc residual that he was having difficulty digesting. Once he digested it, he ended up "dumping" it in his bag and basically he had an upset stomach. In the middle of the night they ended up taking the human milk fortifier away and the residuals went away but they wanted to give his tummy a break so they decreased feeds to 2 mL an hour. They will continue to increase his feeds again if everything seems to go ok. Upon examination this morning his fotanelles (soft spot in his head) felt more full than normal which could indicate that he has increased cerebral spinal fluid. His head also measured a full 1 cm larger than the day before. Also not the greatest news. After the cranial ultrasound they called me to give me the results. The good news is the blood on the right side of the brain seems to be absorbing. She said that is what they want it to do. Bad news, there is or seems to be an increase in cerebral spinal fluid. Not enough yet for them to be concerned about but they are noting it and will follow with neurosurgery. So what this could mean is if it continues to increase then they might eventually have to do surgery to insert a shunt to help drain the fluid off of his brain. The NP said that this is all totally expected with a child that has a grade 4 and grade 3 bleed (he has a grade 3 on the left side and grade 4 on the right side). So as said before, we would appreciate your continued prayers. I still believe that he can be healed. Thanks for all of your words of encouragement.