Kaitlin and Madison turn two weeks old on their daddy's birthday! Also on this date their birth announcement finally appeared in the Lansing State Journal.
Madison is doing well and has hit the 1 lb. 10 oz. marker for her weight. Earlier in the week, the doctors thought her PDA valve may have re-opened, but after further examination, they believe it is closed. Her head ultrasound this week did reveal that she had a a grade 1 interventricular hemorrhage (bleeding near the ventricles of the brain). This is quite common in premature babies and many times will clear up with minimal to no complications at all (like a bruise that reabsorbs into the body). The doctors are really not too worried about it but will do a follow up head ultrasound when she is 30 days old.
Kaitlyn is still at Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor. It has been a hectic few days for Mom and Dad. Dad spent the night in Ann Arbor Monday and Tuesday nights at the Ronald McDonald house. Mom came down to Ann Arbor Tuesday so Dad could return to Lansing for work, and she is spending Wednesday and Thursday nights there. A surgeon examined Kaitlyn after she arrived on Monday and was not 100% certain that it was the NEC condition, but they would keep her, watch her closely, and run tests. Some of the levels the doctors were initially concerned about started to show improvement. She had a rough day on Wednesday with various levels "all over the place," and her blood pressure dropped quite low. They ran a full work-up on Kaitlyn, including a lumbar pucture (aka: spinal tap), to look for any sort of infection. They also did a heart echo which confirmed that her PDA valve was closed (some good news in all the comotion). By Wednesday evening, her levels started stabilizing, and she finally started to look comfortable. She had a good night Wednesday with no major episodes, and Thursday was a fairly stable day while the nurses tweaked medication to stabilize her blood pressure. Kaitlyn is just a few grams shy of 1 lb 8 oz. As of Thursday afternoon, the test cultures were still negative, so please continue to pray that the results of these tests do not change. Mom and Dad will be inquiring with the the doctors tomorrow on the continued plan for Kaitlyn and any projection for a return date to Sparrow.
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I saw Kaitlyn today and she is sooo beautiful! She looked great and was moving all around. Mom looked great too! I have and will continue to have all 4 in my daily thoughts and prayers! I hope to see Madison soon. Keri and James, please know that I continue to surround you with white light.
Just to think about Keri having 2 more individuals to get ready and out the door in a timely manner is very comical! We all will give her an hour lee-way! ha ha It was great to see you today Keri!
Love, Cannons
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