Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Day 8, 10.28.08

HAPPY 1 WEEK BIRTHDAY!



Little Evelyn keeps gaining weight, and some very encouraging news today was that they did an ultrasound of her head this morning to check for any bleeding and everything came back clear. So that is great news!!! Bleeding on the brain and infection are two of the biggest obstacles for her right now and so far, so good. The only set back, and it's not much of a set back, is that Evelyn is back on the CPAP machine to help her breathe. She is still on just 21% oxygen, but just needed more of a reminder to keep breathing and keep her heartrate up. The nurses and doctors are not surprised or worried that she's back on the CPAP, but of course it makes mom and dad a little sad.



Roger helped give Evelyn her first bath today. She did not enjoy it, but it was kind of fun to hear her little cry.





The best part of today (for Colette, anyway) was that Colette got to hold her for the first time today. They call it kangaroo care because they put the baby skin-to-skin with whoever is holding her. She is so tiny! Her head is about the size of an orange.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

You guys are all doing great! Evelyn was looking big until you put her next to Colette! Very precious.
Our thoughts and prayers with all of you in AZ!
Amy

Anonymous said...

EVELYN IS SO TINY BUT HAS A GREAT SPIRIT THAT'S FOR SURE.
WE PRAY THAT SHE GETS STRONGER EVERYDAY AND SO NICE THAT YOU COULD ACTUALLY HOLD HER.
ADELE

Anonymous said...

Hi there.
Glad to SEE you all. Thanks for putting this up, so we can all check in. I am glad to see all is going well. :)
Miki

Anonymous said...

What a beautiful picture of the two of you, and thanks so much for this blog. It helps to keep us feeling much better connected to what's going on.

All of you get some rest and get stronger each day - you've been through so much.

Take Care,

Donna D.