The boys are doing great and putting on weight. Our home health nurse came out again and each baby is putting on at least 1 oz a day which is perfect! Andrew is now 6 pounds 11 ounces, Daniel is 6 pounds 8 ounces and Colin is 6 pounds 5 ounces. They're doing a little better with their bottles and taking about 3 ounces at a time now. They all love to be held, especially Colin and Andrew. Helpers are always welcome around here because there never seems to be enough hands around here to get the job done. Jack continues to enjoy being a big brother. He has been such a good boy! Colin was diagnosed with retinopathy of prematurity while he was still hospitalized which is common in preemies. The other 2 boys had no problems with their eye exam so the ophthalmologist thinks this is from his circulation being compromised due to his heart surgery, recovery and possibly small amounts of oxygen. The doctor saw Colin again on Monday and there is still no improvement with his eyes so we return to his office tomorrow. The doctor most likely will recommend laser surgery when we see him tomorrow if there is no improvement. He tentatively set up surgery at St. John's for Friday morning. This is disappointing to us because we just got him home 1 week ago today and he is transitioning so nicely here at home. The doctor says he'll be in the hospital for "several days" mostly because of the anesthesia and the probability of intubation. Hopefully if he gets intubated he will be extubated very quickly. Please keep Colin in your prayers and I'll keep you updated through the blog.
Absolutely praying for little Colin! Keep us posted.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Karen