I shared all of your comments, emails and kind notes with Kaia this morning, and it put a big smile on her face. She arrived home last night, and was promptly greeted by a very happy little boy, who clearly missed his mother...She is feeling better, and enjoying time with Connor. Our family feels incomplete, however. The strong gravitational pull of the hospital, and Lauren is always present it now seems...
We visited Lauren last night, and she continues to improve. Her increasing weight is the biggest improvement to date. At birth she weighed 945 grams (all measurements in the NICU are metric, which takes a little getting used to), and dipped to a low of 810 grams on Wednesday. However, last night she was back up to 877 grams, which means that she is adequately absorbing Kaia's breast milk - another small, but important milestone. So, we remain confident that her weight is headed in the right direction. One of her doctors said to us last night that "we couldn't ask for a better condition at this time." Of course, we hang on every encouraging word, as we are painfully aware of the fragility of her life.
We sincerely appreciate all of the emails, voicemails, and cards...We certainly can feel your support.
Keep the faith,
Grant
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Hi Everyone,
More snow ... ugh! Great news about the weight gain!!! Sounds like all of her plumbing is working great!! My friend Laura's good friend is one of the head administrators at St. Josephs. She said the NICU there is one of the top 20 in the nation. The "outcome" rate is in the top 5. (meaning when the baby comes home, they have no complications) Margo (the administrator) will be looking in on Reecie, too. She had a baby boy at 26 weeks and he is now 15 yrs old and thriving! I have heard so many encouraging stories and hang on to every positive note ... as I know you do, too. Love ya, Mom
Hooray! We are so glad for this report! Hope you got our other email re Lauren's wonderful initials and how much she is like her Great Grammie Lucy!
Love and Prayers,
Nora
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