What a day

We called the hospital through the night last night and the nurse had said that things had gone downhill. When I got to the hospital this morning Benjamin had gotten worse again. They did more x-rays, more ultrasounds and bloodwork. Finally they decided to have a talk with the surgeon. The surgeon came up and looked at Benjamin. She first thought that she wasn't sure if she'd find anything and she didn't want to open him up because he was to sick. She ordered another ultrasound and noticed a lot of fluid built up around his organs. She decided then that surgery was going to be necessary. We were told that he was really sick and might not make it through. The surgeon decided that they would do th surgery right in the NICU to minimize the stress on Benjamin. My mom and dad came and supported us while we waited. Praise Jesus that he made it through. The surgeon found a 16cm piece of his intestine that was affected by the disease and it had 6 holes. Benjamin's body had tried to protect itself from the diseased area and the affected area had wrapped up in a ball and tuck under the middle of his tummy. Thats why it was never caught on x-ray. I'm so thankful for the doctor who went with her gut feeling and operated. He would just get more sick if she decided not to. Benjamin is fairly stable now...the next 24hrs are the most critical, and he will need another surgery in a month or so. But things are looking up. Thanks to everyone for the prayers..and especially to Mark and George who prayed with us before surgery. Praise God for the miracle He preformed today.