6/8/10 1:30 pm 6lbs 7ozThe sweetest sound I heard today was Ingrid's cry as soon as she left her mommy's tummy.
Her lungs and heart are working great! Much to our relief.
And, yes, she is beautiful!!! Hard to tell hair color but she has some. Note the chubby cheeks and the gorgeous hands and fingernails. We spent a half-hour stroking her fuzzy shoulders and trying to figure out who she looks like.
Of course there were a few surprises: Although her heart is fine, there may be a problem with one of her arteries - it may not be able to pump enough blood to supply her abdomen and lower extremities. We will know if she will need surgery to fix this problem in a few days. Also, she may have a problem with the tail end of her digestive system. Again, we'll know more in a few days.
Her omphalocele is that mass of gauze between her arm and her leg. She needs to grow some skin (and muscle?) before the doctors will close her up. And, yes, we will know more in a few days.
Ingrid was born at 1:30 pm but it wasn't until 8:30 pm that Mommy and Daddy were able to visit her in the NICU. It was a long day of waiting with more waiting to come.
Kate is doing well, although I'm afraid she won't get much rest tonight. She wants to visit Ingrid again and get started on pumping that breast milk.
Thanks to everyone who sent us good thoughts and prayers! Ingrid still needs a lot of them!
We are so happy for you and Ingrid!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteShe is indeed beautiful!! Congrats!! Hang in there. We are thinking of you!! Denise
ReplyDeleteHeavenly Father, Thank you so much for this tiny gift of life. You have known her before any of us and have sent her to the perfect parents and place. Watch over her, guide the doctors and nurses to what needs fixing, use their healing hands to work miracles! Give her family strength and comfort with each day. Amen!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a future Ivy Leaguer to me.
ReplyDeleteBut Zion said, "The LORD has forsaken me, the Lord has forgotten me."
ReplyDeleteCan a mother forget the baby at her breast and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget, I will not forget you!
See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;your walls are ever before me.
Isaiah 49:14-16
Will keep you all in my prayers. Kate you and Mike are so blessed to have TWO girls! Now you can pass the pink clothes on and not have to buy more! Praise God for perfection in a small bundle. Anna is so fortunate to have a sister. Now the fights begin!
ReplyDeleteShe is beautiful! I can see Kate in that beautiful face :-)
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