Annie Update

Since Annie is 10 days old today, she was scheduled for an ultrasound on her brain to check for any brain bleeds. There is anywhere from Grade 1 bleeding to Grade 4, with Grade 4 being the most severe. The test came back with a Grade 1 brain bleed, which in essence is like a bruise. Typically, Grade 1 and 2 bleeds correct themselves and Annie is scheduled for another ultrasound in 1 week to ensure that is the case. This is a normal occurence in babies born prematurely so the doctor said not to "lose any sleep over it."

We also got the okay to start to hold her twice a day instead of once, so now mommy can hold her in the morning and daddy at night. In addition, she has had her feeding increased to 5 ml every 3 hours from 3 ml. There have been no residuals left in her tummy after her feeding, so we know she is digesting all of the breastmilk. She is due to get weighed tonight at 11 pm, so we'll update that once we speak to the nurse. She also had her bili-levels checked today, and since they decreased so much, she was able to come off of the light again. Hopefully this will be the last of the blue light.

The nurses and doctors continually talk about how much progress she is making! We know that our prayers are working, so please keep praying for Annie!