Tuesday Update

Hello! Hope you all had a great weekend. We spent it doing what we normally do...going to see Haddie! Hadassah has been progressing slowly but surely. She is up to 2lbs 8oz...so she hasn't grown too much just yet. She is being fed 21ml of milk that's been fortified every 3 hours. She's still breathing on her own but still has the high flow lung support in her nose.

All in all Haddie is doing good. They have some concern about her brain still. Apparently they measure her head circumference and it has grown. There is a some fluid in the brain that has to be drained at the base of the spine. As we understand it, there's a bit of a jam where it drains causing the excess fluids. This is something we knew probably would happen. They will continue to watch it and coordinate with the neurology department. If it grows to the point that it's considered a danger they will consider doing a surgery to put a shunt in that would alleviate the fluid build up. She would have it until she was 2 years old and then it may or may not need to be replaced. Of course they have to tell us that there are risks with the surgery...blah, blah, blah...everything Haddie experiences comes with a risk so we aren't too concerned. God can take care of that.

Please pray for that when you pray for Haddie. There's a chance that the fluid level could stay the same and she wouldn't need a shunt. Other than that Haddie is stable. She has a long ways to go but we just take it day by day.

Also, please pray for Haddie's new neighbor. Across the hall is Camila who was born last week at 34 weeks. I met her father who explained that she was born with only 1 layer of skin whereas 5 layers is normal. She has had a few scary moments since being born and we know her parents are having a tough time.

Below are a couple of videos we posted on Facebook earlier this week. Hope you all have a great week. God bless!