Feb 13-16 Update
Olivia turned 8 weeks old on Valentine’s Day! Mom and Dad spent the evening with their love, holding her for a few hours. She was very active and was looking…
Feb 6-11
There hasn’t been much going on with Olivia, which is why we haven’t updated recently. Honestly, this is a good thing. Antibiotics: She’s on day 19/21 for her antibiotic. Once…
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 30 – Off the Hi Frequency Ventilator!
This is great news! Update: She is still intubated and on a ventilator, but specifically getting off the high frequency ventilator is something that they've been trying to do for…
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 25-26 General Update
More developments from Olivia’s sudden worsening of status The primary issue at present is that Olivia has an infection in her blood. When Olivia previously had pneumonia, the antibiotics course…
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 -…