Abigail-62days old

Hey everyone! Here is my 8th blog. Abigail was 8 wks. old on Mon. (6/9) & 34 wks. gestation on Wed.(6/11). Abigail was transported to Nationwide Children's NICU downtown on Thurs. evening. They got her settled in & we went to visit her & see her new home. We will miss the nurses, doctors, & other staff who cared for her at her 1st home, but hopefully by being at Children's she will get better sooner & come home with her Mommy & Daddy sooner. She is on a floor at Children's that specializes in BPD (bronchopulmonary dysplasia) & other lung diseases. We're confident that she is getting the best care. We don't know much yet, but they plan to wean her oxygen down a little bit every other day until they find a comfortable oxygen level for Abigail on the ventilator. The goal is to get her on cpap, but it will be a slow process. It could take her several weeks. She now weighs 4 lbs. 13 oz. & is eating 37 oz. of breast milk every 3 hrs. & has graduated to newborn diapers. I am now able to hold Abigail in a cradle position. She does pretty well with it for the most part. We are almost done decorating Abigail's Pooh room. We keep telling her that she needs to come home so she can see her bedroom. We don't know when she will be coming home at this point. Time will tell. STAY TUNED FRO FURTHER UPDATE ON ABIGAIL! Michele & Kurt

Abigail-54 days old

Hey everyone! Here is my 7th blog. Abigail is now 71/2 wks. old. She will be 8 wks. old on Mon. She was 33 wks. gestation on Wed. They tried to wean Abigail off the ventilator & on to cpap yesterday afternoon. She was only on cpap for just over an hour before she had to go back on the ventilator. She is having such a difficult time with her breathing because of her early gestation & because she has what is called BPD or brochopulmonary dysplasia. This means that the ventilator that she needs to breathe has damaged her delicate lungs & impaired their natural healing process. We hope that she'll be able to try cpap again in a few wks. It will just take time for her lungs to grow & heal. Abigail is getting big. She now weighs 4 lbs. 2 oz. & is 14 1/2 in. long. She is also in a big girl crib! She was getting too hot in her isolette. She is also wearing clothes that we brought in for her to wear. When we visited her last night she was swaddled & looked comfortable & cute with a little bow in her hair! I go back to work next Tues. but will be able to visit Abigail on my lunch hour & after work. This has been a very trying time for Kurt & I but I appreciate everyone keeping us in your thoughts & prayers. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON ABIGAIL!