Sunday, May 24, 2009

Got a call last night from NICU that McKenna had blood in her stools. They did a bunch of tests and more x-rays and so far everything has come back that there isn't anything wrong, which is awesome. Doctor thinks it is probably just a side effect from the transfusion last week. Hope she is right.

McKenna FINALLY gained some weight. She is up to 3 lb 11 oz tonight. Woo hoo. Getting closer to the 4 lb mark. She is still very immature. She isn't able to control her eyes and body much, so there is a lot of shaking that goes on with her. We are praying that with weight gain she will be able to control these movements more and that her heart rate will correct itself or slow down with weight gain.

Keaton is doing pretty well at home. We struggle to determine if he is warm enough or cold enough. We try taking his temperature at least once a day, but he hates that being done so it isn't always the most accurate. He also hates his diaper being changed. Didn't seem to be a problem until the past couple days and now he cries uncontrollably when we change him.

We took Keaton to the doctor this morning because he sounded really congested, isn't burping well and has been a bit fussy past two nights. Turns out we were right about the congestion. It's really bad. All we can do for him is saline spray (thanks Liz for the suggestion to get that stuff before we went home) and humidifier that we are suppose to leave on 24/7. Hoping that we will see improvement for him with these changes. Have been sucking out his nose all afternoon and it looks like it's a bit irritated from the sucking. We did find out though that he is now 5 lbs. We are so proud at how big he is getting.

Keaton is still immature but he is showing some great signs of growth. He is starting to make good eye contact, holds his head up at times, and responds to noise. We are excited for McKenna to get home so they can interact together.

Please continue praying for both babies, and especially for McKenna's growth and mental and physical growth. Thanks everyone. We love you all and are so grateful for the continued prayers and love.

1 comment:

sharonie said...

saline solution has helped us out so many times. it's no fun when the little ones are sick. hopefully you are feeling well and getting rest. wish i could come visit and play with you guys.