11.28.10

Just called for an update -
She only had one Brady episode last night, but the nurse went in there and she had her chin bent all the way down into her chest, so that cuts off her air which can cause the episode. Little girl just needs to learn to not bury her chin in her chest.
Really good news!! Infection seems to be cleared up!! Her CBC showed that her white blood cell count is normal! But, on the flip side....her red blood cell count is low, basically because she just had an infection and they were attacked and haven't recovered. She is right on the border line of having to have a little transfusion in order to fix that count, so the nurse said don't be surprised if they call and ask if it is alright to do that later.  We still don't know what the infection was, since the blood and urine cultures have not grown anything.
Her feedings are going well, still on the 2 cc's every 4 hours. Her electrolytes came back normal so they don't have to give her any supplements, just normal IV fluids.
Last night, when we called before bed to get her weight, the little porker is up to 2 lbs. 8 oz. Now, yes, when she was born they recorded her at 2 lbs. 9 oz., but it has since been established that there is no way she weighed that much. They think she was more around 2 lbs. 4-5 oz. Then, as most babies do, she dropped some weight in the first few days. Her lightest weight was 1 lb. 15 oz., so we are very excited that she has gained so much back!
That's all for right now....all in all, pretty good update!