Good evening! Well, today was a big day because for the first time since October 21, Kelly was home for supper! We went down to see the girls right away this morning, then went back to Kelly's room and packed. She was discharged around 1:00 pm and we went to the girls' room again before heading home for the evening. I think Sydney and Taiton are glad to have mom home again!
As for Brooklyn and Brienna, not a lot was new today, which is OK. They are working on getting Brienna's biliruben under control and put her on a lighted blanket that will hopefully help. Brienna was pretty bruised after birth, and they think that the bruises are contributing to her higher biliruben levels. She has also done very well with her feeding tube and continues to progress nicely with that.
With Brooklyn, we are still waiting for the duct between her heart and lungs to close. This will help her breathing and will also allow for other things, like transition to a feeding tube. She had her third treatment of a drug (basically ibuprofen) that should help with this. She will have an ECG on her heart tomorrow to see if it worked. If the duct has closed and her breathing continues to improve, there's a chance that they'll put her on a feeding tube within a few days.
Kelly and I spent some time holding the girls again today. They seem to like that and their vitals all improve quite a bit when we're holding them!
Finally, we'd like to thank the staff at Sanford. Since October 22, we've made a few friends in the High Risk OB wing. There are some amazing people that work there. The doctors are very knowledgeable and the nurses did a great job taking care of Kelly. Likewise, our experience with the girls' doctors and nurses has been a very positive one so far. Granted, we're only 4 days into it, but they do a great job of answering our questions and allowing us to be involved with the girls' progress. To be in the hospital for 56 days and come home and say "I wouldn't have changed anything" says quite a bit about the care that was recieved. So, thank you to all the doctors and nurses that have helped get us to where we are so far!
Have a good night,
Mike
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We're so glad that Kelly was able to go home today! Hopefully she continues to feel better each day and heals quickly! We're praying for continued progress with the girls!
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Amanda & Kyle
God is good!! Betting Sydney and Taiton are very excited to sit across the table at HOME with Mom and Dad both there!! Very exciting day. Praying things continue to go well for "the girls".
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Congratulations, Mike and Kelly! What a wonderful blog and incredible journey you have been on. I didn't even know you were expecting.
ReplyDeleteKia sent this link to me and I have enjoyed reading and looking at your pictures. Your girls are truly a miracle. God Bless you all!
Deb Hadley, Redwood County 4-H PC
Mike, Kelly and Family
ReplyDeleteJust wanted you to know that you are in my thoughts and prayers daily. God cares and will take care of each one of you. The children are one of God's blessings to you both. Keep the faith and God will provide.
Love you all! Marsha
So happy to hear that Kelly got to go home finally! I'm sure it was hard to leave the girls but I relief to be home with the other children. Still thinking about everyone and look forward to hearing about Brooklyn and Brienna's progress!
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