Mar 30 Update
Olivia turned 100 days old today! Weight = 6lbs 3oz - more than four times her birth weight Tracheostomy Update: Olivia’s procedure is scheduled for Monday, April 3. She will…
Mar 27 – Letter from Becky and Max
With the passage of her original due date on 3/21, Olivia continues in her long journey of recovery from premature birth. Although she still requires an inpatient level of care,…
Mar 18-21 Update
Today (3.21.23) is Olivia’s due date She turned 3 months old yesterday She weighs 2.58 kg, or 5 lbs 11 oz Her steroid course is complete Becky and Max will…
Mar 14-17
Olivia turned 12 weeks old this week, gestationally 39 weeks She weighs 2.5k, or 5lbs 8oz. That’s 4 lbs heavier than her birth weight. The steroids aren’t helping her make…
Mar 10-13 Update
Respiratory Unfortunately Olivia has not made much progress with her vent settings at this time - the steroids haven’t shown much effectiveness She’s halfway through the steroid course, so there’s…
Mar 5-9 Update
Olivia has recovered from her PDA Surgery and is in the midst of a steroid treatment now The hope is that the steroids will help Olivia’s lung development, and reduce…
Mar 2-4 Update
BIG NEWS - Olivia had her PDA procedure yesterday! We have been waiting for this for months! This procedure closed her PDA with an amplatzer duct occluder II. Olivia was…
Mar 3 – PDA Procedure Update
Just a quick update from Dan about Olivia's PDA: Olivia had her PDA closing procedure around 1pm today. The doctor said it took 3.5 minutes and it went well! Recovery…
Feb 27-Mar 1 Update
Today was Olivia’s last day of Cipro, treating the most recent infection. Tomorrow she will get another echo, which will hopefully show her PDA has remained small/closed. If so, she…