Lately things have been looking pretty good for Kaelyn. She has increased her feedings so much that as of today, she will no longer need the extra nutrients and vitamins being pumped into her via an IV. She will be getting all of them from mom's milk. Also, she now weighs 900 grams (almost 2 pounds). Hopefully she keeps chunkin up.
On Monday morning she will have another echocardiogram to see if her ductus has completely closed, and if so, how her pulmonary artery is doing. She seems to have been doing really well with breathing and is basically breathing room air with just a little bit of flow being given to her. She is keeping her eyes open a lot more now, we were able to get some pictures of her looking at us. She also likes to suck on her binkie, she is practicing up for when she gets to eat from a bottle. She's really looking forward to that, lately she has learned how to pull out her feeding tube.
Kaelyn has a question, "When do I get to take this feeding tube out?"
So, tomorrow is kind of a big day. If her ductus is closed and her artery is OK, we will be over that hurdle and on to the next of getting her to put on some serious weight in order to be ready for her open heart surgery. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.
One last really neat thing. This morning we were visiting her and got to hold her again. Jeana had to step out of the room for a little while so I got to just sit and hold my baby girl. While holding her, I had my first daddy-daughter nap. Sorry no pics, but it was pretty cool. Thank you to all for your prayers, concern, and support!
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Yeah! We're so glad she is doing so well! Lily thinks she is darling!
Look at that little peanut. She is beautiful and she is going to be out of there before you know it. Hugs from me and Jax.
We are thinking about you guys. Glad that Kaelyn is doing better!
Tonight was a night that I so needed to end the day with a smile ... and this did it.Thank you for sharing these precious pictures of your tiny but mighty fighter.She reaffirms my deep down belief that,if we take the time we will see clearly a world that is ultimately good,full of hope and brimming with new life.As I have told Jeana,numerous times... these little loves did not just come into this world with a little extra DNA,they came gifted with a courageous fighting spirit and fierce determination to survive.Their bodies are resilient and forgiving and make no mistake about it,they tell us in their own unique way that they were meant to be here.Proof positive that there is a loving,wondrous God.
We will of course pray for great news on the echo.
She sure is beautiful!! {{{HUGS Kaelyn}}}}}}}
That is great news...you just keep growing Kaelyn. The other day Kate saw a picture of Kaelyn and said, "That's my pretty baby Kaelyn, isn't she beautiful!" We are all thinking and praying for you guys.
She is so sweet and it's great she is doing so good. That one lil pic with her tiny hand up.. seems to be saying, "I Kaelyn, promise to be a good girl and eat all of my food they give me if they will just take out this tube." How cute is that! Almost 2lbs that's wonderful, keep up the great work sweet girl :D Please stop by sometime and say hello.
Many Blessings :D
So glad to hear she is "chunking up"! She is SO darling!!
Way to go Kaelyn! Keep up the good work. Hope the echo looked good.
She is so beautiful! Thanks for posting. Congrats on graduating to preemie diapers. Lyndie started in preemie and now she is in size 2! It's amazing how they grow. Keep it up Kaelyn, we all love you!
You two are going to have your hands full if she's already pulling out her feeding tube! She just keeps getting cuter in all of her pictures. That's cool about you daddy-daughter nap. There's nothing like taking an nap with your baby. We love you guys and are praying for you!
What a precious little one. She is so cute.
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