(Late) Update #4

I meant to post this last night, but things got away from me and we were pretty tired anyway. We finally got to see Matthew last night around 5:30. It was brief and we couldn't hold him of course, but it was good nonetheless. He looks pretty rough, with many IVs and tubes coming out of him, but it wasn't as bad as I had prepared myself for. The hardest part was seeing how bloated his little face was from all the extra fluid and not being able to hold him. As a mother, it's difficult to see your child looking lifeless on a hospital bed and not be able to scoop them up into your arms.

We haven't heard anything this morning, but as of last night, they were still watching him closely to make sure the oxygen levels in his blood stayed up. We have lots of questions for the doctor this morning, so I'll post what we hear from him later.