Friday May 30, 2008

Friday May 30, 2008
The girls continue to do well and both gained weight today. They had their head scans this morning and Evie’s was clear. Maggie has had an intraventricular hemorrhage, a tiny bit of bleeding in the brain, classified as a level 1 (out of 4 levels). However, it appears that it is already resolving itself and probably started a couple weeks ago. With this type of hemorrhage, there isn’t a treatment that would remedy the situation faster than it would resolve itself, and it doesn’t really cause any problems. Dr. Hiller said it isn’t really an issue and nothing to worry about; it is just something we should be informed of. The rest of the day went uphill. Maggie got to do a trial with the nasal cannula instead of the CPAP for about 6 hours during the day, which she seemed to do quite well with. Dad held her for a portion of that time. The cannula provides supplemental oxygen, but not the pressure like the CPAP – and it has much smaller tubing which is more comfortable and easier to keep in place. Evie snuggled with Mom during the afternoon and is quite the talker. She squirmed and made little noises for a significant period of time, but not a lot of crying. We gave Evie’s nose a rest and just blew oxygen at her, which she appreciated. When we put her back, I changed her diaper and cleaned her up a bit and got her "portrait" without any tubes. Okay, I’m not the best photographer - see pictures added on the side of the page.

The girls were sleeping soundly when we checked on them after enjoying a nice evening with Cousin Shari, and Cathy, Jason, & Michelle Jury and Jason’s sister Heidi. They invited us over for a BBQ and it even turned out to be nice enough to eat outside; it was quite a treat.