Both of our babies had cranial ultrasounds today, and the news was fairly good considering their condition. Hazel had a grade one bleed on one side (which we knew about from last week's ultrasound). It looked the same today as it did last week, so that is not a concern to the doctors. Jude's bleeds were not looking any worse and the blood in the ventricles is starting to organize itself, which is what they wanted to have happen. We ask for continued prayers that the bleed would heal, his brain would be able to develop, and that the long-term effects would be minimal.
Hazel is off the lights today and her skin is looking great. Less like a plum, more like a baby. Her hair looks like it is beginning to turn blonde.
They started both of the babies on small doses of Heidi's milk today. We'll find out later if they were able to digest it. Sometimes it takes a bit to get the systems working properly, but it is exciting that they started that. Our freezer (and our neighbor's) is starting to fill up, so those kids need to get eating!
Hazel will have another echocardiogram tomorrow to see what her PDA looks like. The doctor said it still sounds open, but if it is not too far open and is not causing other problems, they will not have to do the surgery and they'll just wait for it to close on its own.
Thank you for your prayers! We'll post more pictures and (maybe some video) soon!
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You know what they say, "mi congelador es su congelador"... Ok, so that's not what they say. But freezer, casa, same idea. :)
Hi Noel and Heidi
We are giving God the praise for such good news about Jude and Hazel:) The videos were just precious. When Hazel yawned it was sooooooooooooooo cute. We think Jude will like sleeping on his tummy so his little incision wont become irriated as much.
Belinda and Shaun
P.s. If you have not checked out Noel's facebook messages recently we sent you a message from the Cubbies. We also sent an email to Noel's church email address that includes a video of the Cubbies:)
Amazing news! Wonderful! So excited they are starting on Heidi's milk, I think this will help them too. Thank you so much for the updates.
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