Another Great Monday

Monday, April 25 was a crazy day but one that should be remembered. Aaron went back to school because he realized there are only 22 days left and he needed to get some things done before the end of the year. Jamie and Bowen were supposed to go back to Iowa City but Jamie fell ill early Monday morning and never made it. But all that being said it was another GREAT MONDAY for Blake...

Jamie called down to Iowa City mid-morning to let them know that she wouldn't make it down and wanted to know how rounds went. They were full of information: Blake had his IV taken out and is now taking all of his nutrients through his bottle or feeding tube, yeah for one less thing he is connected to but...

The big news was that they took out his bladder catheter to see if he could pee on his own. From all we had heard over the last two weeks we weren't expecting to hear that and as much as we wanted to believe his bladder could work we had been told that there wasn't a high probability of that happening. They told us to call back in the afternoon to find out the results. At 4 o'clock Jamie was a nervous wreck and made the call.... HE PEED! ON HIS OWN! He had filled up two diapers (we think they only check it every two hours) and at least for now his bladder is working on its own! Yeah for two less things he is connected to.

Also, because he now isn't hooked up to anything but the monitors he got to be put in a crib for the very first time rather than laying on the warming table. His creatinine level has continued to come down and yesterday his BUN number even dropped. All of these things are good signs and Blake continues to be a fighter. Obviously we know that this is going to continue down a long road all of these small victories just put a smile on our faces and send out praises that things are going as well as we could hope! We will continue our prayers for little "Blakers" (as we are sure all of you will) that he will continue to make strides going forward and continue being him! This just adds to that personality that we will all come to know and love about our "Blakers."