On Thursday - Anna had her second ECHO to see how her PDA is and to see if the pressure in her lungs is reducing. They changed her feeds to 30mls every 3 hours, instead of 20ml every 2 hours. So when she goes home - her feeding schedule is easier to manage.
Lorissa had a good snuggle with her in the morning, before she spend the afternoon with Kaelyn and Jude.
In the evening when Lorissa came back - they did her weight - and she was up to 1487g!
On Friday - Anna had lots of snuggles! Two long snuggles with mom and another good snuggle with dad!
They decided to add some more carbs and fat to Anna's milk - to try get her gaining more! They also decided to start weighing her every day (instead of every other) - and she was up to 1513g (another 26g)!
The results from her ECHO showed that there was no change to her PDA or the lung pressure - so they will continue to monitor.
Next week we are trying something new. We are bringing the kids home to Fergus and Lorissa will be commuting down to Mac every day. This will allow the kids to see their mom and dad every day - and sleep in their own beds at night! A BIG thank you to Lorissa's parents and sisters for watching those 2 rascals for 3 weeks! We are hoping this new arrangement goes well - and SO appreciate the help of scheduling it all from Aunt Debbie and Aunt Shirley.
But now thus says the Lord, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. Because you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you, I give men in return for you, peoples in exchange for your life. Fear not, for I am with you; I will bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you. I will say to the north, Give up, and to the south, Do not withhold; bring my sons from afar and my daughters from the end of the earth, everyone who is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
Isaiah 43:1-7
Beautiful text!!
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