Saturday July 16, 2005 With Updates

Perry Arrived In The World at 8:55AM

He is a sick little boy right now and needs your prayers for the next 24 hours.

He aspirated muconium into his lungs and is in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.

He is breathing with some help from pressurized oxygen through a tube in his nose

He has 2 lines in him umbilical cord to give him fluids and monitor his blood

His right lung is worse than his left, and the next 24 hours should determine how well he does

He was 8lbs 1oz and is 20 inches long...and as beautiful as can be!

Kelly had to have an emergency C-Section, and is doing well...she hopes to see Perry a little later today when they get her up.

I'll update as more info becomes available..

Grandma Kathy

Here is a new picture of Perry at 10 hours of age. He looked better tonight, didn't seem to be working as hard to breathe. Grandpa Steve got to meet his grandson for the first time. He was at a loss for words...what a feeling!

They took the tube out that went from his mouth into his tummy, so that was good news as well. Kelly also got to see her son for the first time. I wasn't with her, but she said she thought he was beautiful, of course!

Lets hope for good news in the morning from his chest xray.