Give Me a Hand

Lily Loves to Sleep on "Mommy's Hand" after Kangaroo Time

Hi all...we have had another good week, and Lily continues to give us good reports. Her eyes are both starting to open and we can catch a glimpse of her eyeballs. Not much longer!

She has not been behaving quite good enough the past two days for Holley to hold her, but seemed to turn the corner this afternoon. Her CO2 levels in her blood had been higher than the doctors and nurses had hoped, but after some changes to the vent tube and body positioning the percentages looked much better.

She has had a touch of atelectasis return in her upper right lung. Please pray that this not last long and that her lungs continue to develop rapidly. The doctors expect this to improve after the re-positioning and vent tube adjustments.

Lily is continuing to tolerate her feedings well, and the nurse told us that she has changed a few dirty diapers today...thank you all so much for praying for this specifically.

Another prayer was answered yesterday as we received Official word that her follow up head scan had come back normal. This is huge news. Now, they should be done with head scans unless Lily's blood work or activity changes drastically. Lily will have an MRI done at 38 weeks to indicate any other possible neurological damage.

Lily will be 26 weeks next Monday and the next huge milestone will be for the opthamologist to visit and begin evaluations at 28 weeks. Please pray that she opens her eyes and that they develop well and that she have good eyesight.