Monthly Archives: September 2009

Jada’s spinal tap is complete and results will be in 24 to 48 hours.  She is 4 lbs 2 oz!  Her eye exam with Dr. Harper is sometime tomorrow.  Dave set up her crib this evening…now all we need is … Continue reading →

Hooray…Jada is 4 pounds today!  She is also in an open air crib maintaining her own body temperature.  Yeah God!  Dr. McCormick ordered 35 ml for her feeds this morning, and she set Jada’s nasal cannula at 2.5 liters of … Continue reading →

Sunday is probably Dave and my favorite day of the week!  We sleep in, visit Jada, go to breakfast, go to church, visit Jada, and relax at home (clean, have a drink, catch up…).  Jada is having a great Sunday … Continue reading →

Jada is 3 lbs 14 oz!  She is on 3 liters nasal flow with 24-30% oxygen.  Yesterday, she stayed on 21% oxygen (room air) most of the time I was by her bedside.  I am so proud of her (and … Continue reading →

First of all, Jada is 3 lbs 12 oz today!  She went up on her feedings to 32 ml every 3 hours with fortifier and beneprotien.  She is still on a nasal cannula flow of 3 liters with around 24-28% … Continue reading →

We are waiting for the ID (Infectious Disease) doctor to see and assess Jada this evening.  We still don’t have any information.  Jada is the first infant that our neonatologist has cared for that has caught CMV outside of the … Continue reading →

We don’t have the full details as of yet, but Jada’s urine test just came back positive for Cytomegalvirus (CMV). Apparently most of the US population has the disease, but it is especially harmful if acquired either during or shortly after pregnancy … Continue reading →

Jada is getting transported back to St. David’s North Austin right now.  She had a good night last night, but Dave and I received a phone call at 4am from the doctor.  He informed us that Jada was having several … Continue reading →

We just got home from St. David’s Downtown.  Surgery went well this afternoon, and we will get the results back in two weeks to let us know if additional procedures will be needed.  Dr. Harper will continue to visit her … Continue reading →

Allie and I are up at the NICU and just got finished talking to Dr. Harper (the retina specialist). As we suspected, Jada has Level 2 Plus ROP (with a touch of Level 3), which means that she will need … Continue reading →

UPDATE: THE EYE SPECIALIST WILL EXAMINE JADA’S EYES AT 12PM ON SATURDAY (9/19). WE’LL KEEP YOU UPDATED AS WE KNOW MORE. One of the things that I’ve always admired about Allie’s Step-Dad, Bill (“Pop”), is his commitment to personally thanking … Continue reading →

First the good news: Jada is 3 lbs 10 oz, and is breathing very well on the nasal cannuala. Way to go Jada! Now for the not so good news: As I mentioned in a post last weekend, Jada was … Continue reading →

I’m on my way out the door to the NICU this am, so I wanted to do a quick post.  Jada weighs 3 lbs 8 oz; she gained weight despite her diuretic meds.  She was on 30-36% oxygen saturation yesterday!  … Continue reading →

We had a great weekend with Dave’s parents, Lauren (sister) and Hunter!  It was Hal’s first visit to see Jada, and I believe he loved seeing his granddaughter for the first time on Dave’s birthday!

Today marks another milestone…Jada is 8 weeks old.  She weighs 3 lbs 6 oz; however, she is getting meds the next couple days to help get rid of some excess fluid in her body.  Dr. McCormick weened her hydrocortisone today … Continue reading →

Oh Happy Day!  Jada is doing fabulous again today.  I feel so blessed that I am able to spend so much time at the hospital with Jada with few distractions.  How lucky I am to be able to stay for … Continue reading →

Jada has continued to do very well over the last few days. With only a few exceptions, the last 3-4 days have been very stable, with only minor adjustments to her medications and feedings. Jada’s oxygen requirements remain between 30-40%, … Continue reading →

Thank you Bill (“Pop”) for the pictures and Jada’s jersey! We’ll post again a little later…. Have a great morning, Dave

Congrats to Heather Chapman, Katie Zunker, and Peggy Martin for guessing the correct day. I honestly thought it would take her until tomorrow (my b-day) or Saturday, but Jada made a hard push to the finish line by gaining 4 … Continue reading →