One Test Down, One to Go

Heather had a busy day today. She went to see the babies earlier today, then went to the dermatologist to have her pesky rash checked out, came home to eat late lunch, then back to he NICU with me when I got home. So, you can imagine, she is exhausted and a little edgy (remember that she is off the Zoloft, lucky me). The dermatologist confirmed that Heather had an allergic reaction to her Zoloft. Since quitting Friday, the itchy raised red bumps covering 80% of her body has become not so red, swollen but still a bit itchy. All in all, things are getting better for Heather.

The babies are doing well, and are being weaned off their ventilator settings, and other medications. All of this is to attempt to pull their breathing tubes out this week, and just use nasal tubes to provide oxygen to the babies. Remember, they attempted this with Mary Louise last week, and she held her own for 40 minutes before becoming really tired from working so hard to breath on her own. So lets keep our fingers crossed that things go even better this week for both of them. This would be a huge milestone to overcome. The echo's were done today of their hearts, and the PDA's are showing closed for now. Another good sign for both babies. Tomorrow is another big day, as they will have their second Head ultrasound. the first one was 2 weeks ago and didn't show any head bleeds. If all goes well, and there no head bleeds, then we will have crossed the biggest milestone to date. Mary seems to be handling the feedings well, and we hope that she starts putting on weight soon. The doctor is weaning David's blood pressure medication, and hopes to start feedings this week. All good news today.

Thank you for all your thoughtfulness and prayers. It all seems to be working, but as I keep reminding myself, we still have a long way to go .

Sincerely,
Brent