Monthly Archives: October 2009

Hooray, Jada took her complete bottle this afternoon and nursed very well today!  Jada’s First Halloween…

Go Longhorns!  (Thank you Rachael for the pic!)

Jada is sporting a pumpkin outfit today, and I hope to post some pictures later this evening.  She is 6 lbs 6 oz, and took her last 2 bottles.  She gets 4 bottles a day with 55 ml plus NeoSure … Continue reading →

Well, no news is always good news.  Jada is cruising right along in the NICU.  She was weened on her aminophylline by 20% yesterday and doesn’t seem to be affected.  Doctors will give her a week on the new dosage … Continue reading →

Jada is 6 lbs 4 oz today, and taking 55 ml plus NeoSure per feeding!  She met with PT yesterday, and they said that her hip rotation was much better than before.  Jada also had her first session with Speech … Continue reading →

Jada has reached another milestone…6 lbs!  However, she is 6 lbs 6 oz today!  It is possible that they grow several ounces in one day at this stage, so growing doesn’t seem to be an issue.  She is 18 inches … Continue reading →

Good news… Jada is off her diuretics and so far so good.  Dr. McCormick stopped the diurectics yesterday afternoon.  If she remains off for a week without needing them, then they will stop her aminophylline (effects respiratory drive and helps … Continue reading →

Beautiful afternoon in Austin, TX today!  Jada is 5 lbs 10 oz today, and her feeds are 50 ml plus NeoSure every three hours.  Jada also nursed the best so far this afternoon for 20 minutes!  She also worked with … Continue reading →

Jada grew… she’s 5 lbs 8 oz today!  She went down on her bottle feeds today to two; however, she took 40 out of 48 ml of her last bottle.  This is great!  She was only taking half of her … Continue reading →

Yes, Jada still remains on room air without any oxygen at all!  It is so amazing to Dave and I that she doesn’t have tubes in her nose and across her face to assist in breathing.  The orange tube in … Continue reading →

It’s a normal routine for me to call the NICU at 2 am to check on Jada’s evening.  However, last night I was surprised to hear that she had been off her oxygen since 10pm.  As of this morning, she … Continue reading →

Today is another great day!  Jada is doing fantastic!  She remains on room air with .5 liters of oxygen flow.  The doctors will most likely take her off oxygen completely tomorrow.  She is completing her bottle feeds (all 45 ml) … Continue reading →

Jada is 5 lbs 5 oz today!  She is getting to nurse once a day and bottle feed 3x a day.  Yes, the doctors decreased her bottle feeds to 3 per day to see if we can have more success.  … Continue reading →

This weekend was one to remember!  We had a wonderful shower on Friday, Salt Lick BBQ with the family on Saturday, and Reese’s Memorial on Sunday.  We also worked on the nursery (group effort) on Saturday afternoon!  Jada is 5 … Continue reading →

Thank you so much for coming yesterday!  It meant the world to Dave and our family to have your support.  Below are a few pictures from the Celebration. Forever in Our Hearts God looked around His Garden and found an … Continue reading →

Hooray…Jada is 4 lbs 13 oz today!  She continues to take full feeds in a bottle, and she is now allowed 4 bottles a day and one feed nursing.  The best news today is that Jada’s spinal tap results came … Continue reading →

It is true; Jada loves her bottle.  She took all 40 ml in her bottle in 30 minutes last night.  Nurse Becky has the magic touch because once again this evening, Jada took all 40 ml in 30 minutes in … Continue reading →

Our little miracle child keeps growing and progressing at an amazing rate!  She is 16 1/8 inches long, and her head is  11 1/4 inches around.  Because Jada stayed on room air all day, Dr. Breed weened her oxygen to … Continue reading →