Happy new year!! It is crazy how time an go by so fast but so slow at the same time. We are coming to the end of our third week as a NICU family. I am amazed at the care we are recieving. The nurses and doctors are amazing. When we first got here we were prepare for a rough stay. We were told there would be many set backs and not to get discouraged. Well, for the most part things have been great. Brook is progressing better than expected. Early this week we were moved out of our isolation room. This good news for Brook. We we now in a general room with lots of babies. Brook is weighing in at 3 pounds 6 ounces. This is 4 ounces above birth rate. We are still about 2 or 3 weeks away from bottle feeding. We need to make sure she is mature enough and ready before we try. We are also about 2 weeks away from wearing clothing. Brook still requires minimal stimulation for her to grow and develop. She is continuing to grow daily. This last week we have had our first "set back" that we had been warned about. Brook's heart rate was a little bit high an her oxygen saturation was pretty low. After monitoring her all day the doctor decided to put her back on oxygen and run some test. Brooks's blood count came back at the low end of normal. Her counts are trending down so we are watching closley to make sure she does not need a tranfusion. She will contine to be on oxygen until her stats look a little better. All along, this little girl has done so amazing, and now she is showing her age. The doctors are not super concerned. They just think she is still so small and acting her age. This is just a set back. I know this strong baby an over come it.
It is crazy how racing back and forth from home to the hospital has become a way of life for us. We have gotten in a little routine now. Thank goodnes for daycare! Colten going to day care has been a big help for us. B is still very confused about his baby sissy. He is not real sure where she is or when she is coming home.
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