Abby news

Abby is stable. Ryan said that she does give them one or two scares a day - meaning her blood oxygen levels drop & her heart rate drops (Ryan referred to it as her "sats"). This is because there is a tube down her throat that provides her with oxygen. Whenever she moves it can be displaced and cause her "sats" to drop, or sometimes the tube gets blocked with phlegm or sometimes, like with most premature babies, she just forgets to breath on her own. As long as she only has a couple of episodes a day like this, then it is "normal" and not indicative of something worse.

Abby does continue to move around a bit and open her eyes. Like any newborn she spends most of the day sleeping. Her digestive system is functioning perfectly. She has been receiving 3cc of breast milk every few hours for about three days now and she poops 2-3 times a day.

Ryan and Kelly's main concern is still Abby's brain. Abby's head circumference is measured everyday and they will extract more fluid from the fontanel, or soft spot, as deemed necessary. They do expect to have to do it again soon, but haven't had to yet.

Kelly got to hold Abby again today for about an hour. Ryan said she didn't like it too much and his personal opinion is because Abby didn't like the position she was in. Once she was placed back into her isolet she went right back to sleep.

Ryan has promised pictures and is very excited to show Abby off. We hope to receive the pictures & post them in the next two days. Since Abby has been more stable, we will provide an update once a day. Ryan typically checks in with us between 1PM - 4PM.