Update: March 31

Chase is doing well. He was a bit swollen from having two surgeries back to back. The swelling is going down and he is getting back to acting like himself. He was on the vent since he had to have surgery and he's off the vent now and has the nasal canula. He should be able to breathe on his own again, soon. Please continue praying for our little Angel.

Update: March 27

Chase is out of surgery and doing well. Praying for a good recovery. We thank God for bringing him through his 5th surgery

Update: March 25

Chase will have another surgery on Wednesday. The VAD he has is not working properly, so they will have to go back in and reposition it. The VAD will later be replaced by a shunt as soon as his belly has completely healed. He is a very long way from coming home. Please keep us in your prayers

Update: March 24

Chase is still recovering from his surgery. The new VAD that they put in his head on Feb 15 seems to be giving us issues. They went to drain fluid from it today and they could not pull anything off. It appears it needs to be repositioned. They will do a CT Scan tonight to determine what they need to do. Please continue praying for our sweet baby boy.

Update:March 22

Chase is still recovering from his surgery. We are still taking it day by day. We are not sure when he can come home. We thank God for giving him the strength he has.

Update: March 20

The surgery went well. There were no issues. Chase is resting well. Thank God for bringing our baby through another surgery. Praying for a speedy recovery.

Update: March 19

Chase took his entire bottle(40cc's), twice today!!!! They will stop his feedings after 12 tonight, due to his surgery tomorrow. He will only be on IV fluids, so I know he will be fussy since he knows when it's time to eat. He will have to go without his milk for at least a week, depending on how his belly is healing. I pray there are no issues and it all heals well. His surgery will be between 3 or 4 tomorrow.

Update: March 18

Chase took 30cc's from a bottle today!!!!!!! He is also up to 4lbs 8oz!!! He will have another head ultrasound tomorrow, praying for good results.

Update: March 16

Chase is doing well. He now knows when it's time to eat, he gets fussy a few minutes before his feedings. He is also doing good about being up more during the day and sleeping at night. Each day is closer to his surgery and we are already praying for a smooth recovery. They are waiting until after the surgery to give him his immunization shots. We are unsure what the neurosurgeon will do about the VAD since they have not had to tap it. One day at a time.

Update: March 14

Chase is now 4lbs, 6oz. They scheduled his last surgery to close his intestine up. It will be on Wed March 20th. He took 13cc's from a bottle today, which is exciting! They continue to work with him daily. His eye exam, physical therapy and occupational therapy is all going well. We are so Blessed for Chase's progress. Each day he get closer to coming home. Thank you for continuing to pray for our sweet baby.

Update: March 9

Chase is doing well. He gets stronger each day and is even more alert. He continues to work on his bottle feedings. We have to pace him because he tries to go too fast. He is 2 months, 3 days, so they are preparing to give him his immunization shots. They said there is a chance he could get sick from the shots, but not sure because all babies are different. The surgeon will be back Monday to decide when they will do the follow up procedure to put his intestine back together. We are thankful God has allowed Chase to continue progressing.

Update: March 5

Chase had another good day, he's up to 4lbs, 3oz! They increased his feedings to 35cc's. The results from the head ultrasound showed no change, so they are not draining any fluid from his head. They are starting to wean him off the bed. They put a shirt on him so he can start regulating his own body temperature. He should be in a big boy bed in a few days. God is so Amazing!

Update: March 4

Chase is still doing very well. He is up to 3lbs, 14oz. They did another head ultrasound today, so we should have the results tomorrow. Speech therapy came to work with him on his bottle feeding today. They will continue working with him daily. We continue thanking God for our little Angel.