What's Up?

Well to answer the title of this post we'd have to say "not much". Hadassah has been progressing and is doing pretty good. We show up at CHOP everyday around 1pm and stay until 6 or so. Kate and I take turns holding Haddie and we usually kangaroo her for 2+ hours. She seems to really like it. We help change her and do her general care. Since the nurses are switching every 2 days and we are there every day, they usually refer to us on what Haddie likes and how to go about taking care of her.

Haddie's acidosis is under control and isn't an issue anymore. She is frequently loading her diaper which is a good thing. She's also up to 20 mls of milk every 3 hours. She's is on the lowest setting for the air support.

The only issue is that Haddie is having "bradys" short for bradycardia. Basically her her heart rate drops all of a sudden. Sometimes this is accompanied by the desaturation of oxygen in her blood. This brings the nurse to check on her. Usually by the time the nurse gets in the room Haddie has resolved the issue herself. She gets the levels back to where they need to be. Every once in awhile she needs stimulation where we give her a little movement and that helps her get back on target. They tell us this is a preemie thing.

So all in all things are going great. And that is what worries us some. We are glad and are enjoying this time...but many people have told us that its 2 steps forward and 5 steps back in the NICU. Haddie has had a few steps back and now she's moving forward. So we rejoice and thank God she's doing good...but we aren't sure what's up around the bend. So maybe us worrying is a parent thing? We know God is in control and we know you all are praying. So we'll just keep rolling and see what He has in store.

Tomorrow is her 1 month birthday. Thanks for all your prayers and support. Please keep them coming.

Below is the link to the video of Haddie's grip on mommy.

Haddie's Grip