It started with me waking up to a phone call from the DR calling to help me better understand Molly's condition and she said that she showed the radiologist her ultra sound scan and there is no continual bleeding on her brain. It's just that there is a clot in the ventrical that is causing spinal fluid to leak into the brain but not leak into the actual brain tissue if that makes sense. The DR said that she expects it to resolve itself but we will have a better idea over the next 3 weeks which way this is going to go. She will get re-ultra sound every Tuesday and we are praying that with each ultra sound she will show improvement because we are SO ready for our sweet girl(s) to come home!!
They are SO close to meeting all the criteria and as long as they have no set backs it should not be long. All they need to do is learn how to maintain their body temperature and learn to eat from a bottle 8 times a day.
They are going to be moved to an open bed next week! This is a BIG deal! An open bed means no more heated isolette so we will get to see how well they do maintaining their temp AND Miss Molly is already up to 4 out of her 8 bottles a day!!!! Emma is at 3. SO they are making so much progress. ANd incase you are wondering..they get the rest of their feeds thru a feeding tube through out the day. They arent being starved :)
After talking to the DR I got ready because my former co-workers gave us a baby shower today at the office. That was such a nice treat. We got a lot of great things for our girls. One lady actually gave Rick and I something...a gift card for dinner. We are going to really enjoy that. He has worked so much overtime lately that a nice night of dinner together would be such a treat for us.
After the shower we went and saw our girls.
They had their very FIRST baths today and the best part was Mommy and Daddy got to be there and GIVE it to them!!! Oh gosh, how special that was!
We actually got to feel like parents today. We changed them, bathed them, then fed them and then put them to bed before leaving. It was so much fun.
Here are some pictures from their first bath. They absolutely LOVED It. I mean they really truly loved the warm water. Molly cried when we first put her in it but it lasted all of 10 seconds then she couldnt get enough. Emma did not cry a bit. From start to finish she was LOVING that water.
Thank all of you for your prayers! We would not be where we are without God hearing the cries of SO many of us. We truly beleive in the power of numbers so thank you for being a "number" on our behalf.
Mommy and Daddy giving Molly her 1st bath.
Mommy and Molly
Look how CLOSE to 4 pounds I am!!!!
Daddy getting Molly dressed
Mommy giving Emma her FIRST bath! She did so great!
Emma lovin' the water
I've gained 13.7 ounces in just 2 weeks!
My daddy is so proud of me!
And this is what it's all about!
What a wonderful post from you today! I have been praying so hard for you and for Molly and Emma! I am so happy to see that things are getting so much better for them! Praise you Lord! Thank you Jesus! The Great Physician and mighty Healer - Praise His Holy Name!
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