Good News, Bad News

The good news is Ingrid pooped this morning! This means that one potential problem has been averted.

Kate was able to stand up today, so she could get close enough to kiss Ingrid.

Ingrid's heart and lungs are functioning well and there have been no new complications found. Ingrid's kidneys were examined today, too.



We had a roller coaster day regarding surgery to repair an artery: This morning the cardiologist said she would need surgery but he wanted a surgeon to look at the data. Later in the afternoon we met the surgeon who implied that Ingrid would need surgery on her heart in the next year or two in addition to surgery tomorrow. In the span of 10 minutes we're back to where we were yesterday. Ingrid will not need surgery on her heart and the doctors decided to discontinue the medication that is keeping her PDA (the fetal connection between her pulmonary and aortic arteries) open to see if, indeed, she need surgery. Whew!

We will know by Monday if she needs surgery to repair her artery.

We were able to watch the doctors change the dressing on Ingrid's omphalocele and I've posted a picture that shows the best view I had during the procedure. It's big and ugly, no denying that, but there is a fair amount of skin growing up the sides. As far as we understand, when she has enough skin they will close it over the omphalocele. Once skin is covering the O she won't need a sterile environment and will likely be able to come home. (She won't be fully repaired for a while.)

Today was a day of many visitors. Both sets of grandparents were able to see Ingrid. Big Sister Anna was able to visit mommy but she's too young to go into the NICU.