Feb 3-5 Update
Olivia weighs 1870 grams - that’s 4lbs 2oz!!! Yes, lots of that is definitely still excess fluid Her diuretic is being increased, and her eyes are looking slightly less tree…
Feb 1-2 Update
Olivia weighs 1710 grams, 3 lbs 12 oz Olivia is being weaned off the morphine, and onto another drug called Clonidine She had another eye exam with nothing too exciting…
Jan 30-31 General Update
Olivia is 6 weeks old! Olivia was moved from the Hi-Fi ventilator to a conventional one on 1/29 at night, which was an amazing surprise when Becky came in to…
Jan 29 – General Update
Weight - 3lbs 8 oz - two whole pounds more than her birth weight! Olivia had a stable night and has no big plans today for labs, echos, or X-rays…
Jan 27-28 General Update
Olivia’s blood infection has been identified, and the good news is that the meds she had been receiving for a few days will cover this. Due to her tiny size,…
Jan 22-24 General Notes
Olivia is 5 weeks old today, and weighs 3 pounds - double her birth weight She had been doing well on the steroids but had a very difficult night -…
Jan 21 General Update
On January 20, Olivia turned one month old - such an exciting milestone She is almost double her birth weight at 2lb 15 oz Olivia is having some nasal secretions;…
Jan 17 – Multi Update
Jan 13-15 Max got to hold Olivia! She looked so cute in her ducky hat knitted by our family friend Jeanne She weighs 2lbs 9oz - up an entire pound…
Jan 9-12 General Update
Becky got to hold Olivia on 1/9! First time Becky has held her in 16 days. She can already wave to the camera! Olivia received a head ultrasound on 1/10…
Jan 5-8 – Multi-Day Update
Sorry this one took a little longer -- life got busy, parents are tired, and updates are smaller and less frequent. I'm going to try to paraphrase this update instead…