Our little rock star Claire has decided to take a break from the band... The test came back positive and she has a little infection. The Dr. said its not a big deal and figures it was from the long IV they had in her and when they took it out, some bacteria probably got into her blood stream. They started her on antibiotics and he figures in a few days it will clear up. Also, like her siblings they detected a heart murmur, did an echocardiogram, and she too has a PDA. However, since hers isn't causing any issues to her breathing or heart, they are going to take a wait and see approach and hope it closes on its own. We are hoping this is what happens but if not hopefully the medicine will fix it like Slade's and she won't have to go under the knife like poor little Ella. Even with these little issues she is soooo very cute and was active and crying so sweetly when we were there today. Its funny, but crying is actually a good thing, its the overly calm and lethargic baby that usually signals a more serious issue.
Otherwise, the babies are all doing well, they are up to 18ml's of food and still on a good path of learning to breath correctly. I'll give more details at the one month mark, but Claire is now up to a whopping 15 inches, that's 2 inches growth in 3 weeks, she is going to be a tall one!
Yes, I am a super dork and took a photo of their first mail courtesy of the Social Security administration...
Yup. They're official.
ReplyDeleteWow, I remember how it felt the day I got Ethan's SS card. Sorry to hear that Claire had an off day but given the weeks that she's had, she'll pull through just fine. She is a rock star!
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