I was given two wonderful presents for my 34th birthday. One was that Elliana was put back on CPAP Saturday morning at 11:30, and she is still on it right now. It has been more than 72 hours now. She's doing great!!! The other was seeing Bradley hold Elli. She is much easier to move now, and that gave him the chance to hold her without us worrying about her tubes coming out. Bradley was a little nervous about holding her, but once he did, he was hooked! He is looking forward to his weekend visits a little more than he used to. He was so sweet and tender as he held her and spoke to her softly. He is a very happy big brother.
UPDATE: Elliana had her eyes examined again last Thursday, they are developing normally. The diagnosis was that there was no ROP*, which is wonderful! Her bones are still fragile, but all her levels of calcium and phosphorus have gone back to normal, which is a good sign. We will still have to be very careful with her for the next few months as her bones regain their density. She weighs about 3 lbs. 8 oz. now.
* ROP is when the vessels in the eye grow abnormally. If it goes on too long and nothing is done about it, it will detach the retina. It is diagnosed in stages, and Elli was at stage 1 a couple of visits ago, but is back to normal again. For babies who reach the highest stage, which is stage 4 I think, they will do laser surgery to stop the vessels from growing further.
4 comments:
happy Birthday Tam! What an awesome gift! And Bradley looks so proud!
they look wonderful together.
So sweet. Bradley's going to be a heart-braker with those eyes! I'm so glad Elli's eyes are doing well, and I can't believe how fast she's growing!!! She's such a fighter. What wonderful birthday presents!
Thanks for keeping us informed and letting us "invade" during the special moments. We are so thrilled to see Bradley holding his sister. It made my heart so happy! (So glad to hear about the retinopathy...keep us posted)
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