My pretty little girl

The bumper in the previous shots I made in college as an assignment. She seems to really like that it is up. Hello, Well Emily had a good day yesterday. They were able to wean her oxygen down to about 60% and she was doing well at her feeds taking at least some of the … [Read more…]

Emily’s new device

Hello, Well Emily did rather well yesterday. She couldn’t get her oxygen lowered over night and didn’t take any bottles but by the time I saw her she really wanted to be held. So I did that. She breast fed well from me taking about 15 to 46(!) cc’s or 1/2 oz. to 1.5 oz … [Read more…]

Thirteen Days Old, Corrected

Emily is still packing on the weight- she now weighs 2600 grams, or 5 pounds, 11 ounces. She had a pretty good day yesterday and did well through the night. She was very congested yesterday and had to be suctioned, but she had a good session with occupational therapy and slept a lot. She has … [Read more…]

Emily’s Lungs

I thought I would post a generic picture of what Emily’s lungs are like. Neither photo is of Emily. The one below is what Emily’s lungs looked like the last time we saw an x-ray (a month or so ago). We have been told they have seen some improvement but not much since then. This … [Read more…]

Our family meeting

The picture below was taken before she got her blood. You can see how pale she is. Hello, Well Emily is doing slightly better yesterday. She is stating well most of the time. However she is on 100% oxygen through the canula and through the oxihood. They have increased her inhaled steroids and if they … [Read more…]