Back at the Hospital

Well the last time you heard from us, Holley was on the road to recovery, the surgery was successful and we were released from the hospital. Unfortunately yesterday afternoon, Holley's fever spiked and the doctor told us to come back and check in to the hospital to give her IV antibiotics and monitor for more infections. She will be here a minimum of 48 hours. We really just wish this was all over and Holley was feeling better. As you can imagine this has really zapped us both physically and emotionally. We were planning on visiting the hospital ALOT, but we thought it would be just to see Lily.


Speaking of Lily, she is still doing well. I actually now posses a picture of her on tummy time, and it was the cutest thing ever (sorry to the men for using the word cute). They have suspended her feeds for atleast a day because it seemed that her body was just not quite ready. She will still be getting all of her nutrition through her fluids and IV lines. They are slowly weaning Lily off of humidity which means we are closer and closer to holding her, another reason Holley needs to get better. In order for Lily to come off of humidity, she has to be able to properly hydrate her skin and manage her temperature. They are also beginning to slowly wean Lily from the ventilator. They adjust settings ensuring safety to her, while trying to encourage her to breathe more and more on her own. This will be a trial process and will draw blood tests to check if Lily agrees with the settings or not. I told Holley last night, she is not our little girl anymore! They are expecting Lily to start consistent weight gain from this point on. She is at birth weight as of last night.


We can't thank you enough for all of your prayers and kind words, and we will continue to ask you to pray for things. Please know that we read each and every one of your emails, even if we don't have the time to reply. They are so welcome and encouraging. For those of you that pass these email updates along, please pass along our thanks for everyone's thoughts and prayers. There are a lot of people across the country lifting up our family and it is really humbling and amazing.


Today, could you spend some extra time on Holley; that she recover quickly, that her energy return, and that she is renewed physically and emotionally.


For Lily, please pray that she grows and develops, that the doctors make wise decisions on the ventilator, and that we both get to hold her very soon.