We have come a long way since our last posting. Laney was taken off the ventillator on Thursday night and did FANTASTIC! She is now on C-pap full time. It took a while but she has become more tolerant of the mask she has to wear. She has continued to lose weight. Most of it is water that the doctors wanted to minimize in order to keep her heart from working to hard. She is down to 2lbs. and 1 oz. But she finally made a turn this morning and actually gained 16 grams. I know it doesn't sound like much but she is headed in the right direction. We are very excited. She had been receiving 3 cc of milk every 3 hours and tolerated it great. Today they increased it to 5 cc every 3 hours, so now we are expecting her to start gaining some weight. It will be great to watch her start filling out all that skin. 
We had a pleasant suprise on Sunday when the doctor allowed us to hold her without the C-pap. We got to hold her with just a nasal canula which is a huge step. Her time off the C-pap machine right now is minimal in order to make sure her lungs get as strong as possible but it is fun to hold her and be able to see her face all at the same time.
I even finally got Kevin to hold her the other night. It was great to see! Such a contrast between the two when it comes to size. On cuteness she has him beat by a hair. (sorry hun) We get to hold her a couple times a day. It just depends on how her schedule works out.
Right now we are very thankful for all the progress she has made. One of her doctors even called her a "studette" today. She seems to have suprised them all with her toughness. Don't get me wrong she is still very fragile and we have a long way to go but Kevin and I agree that we seem to have overcome most of the huge hurdles and the rest will resolve itself in time.
For now we will just continue to be patient and just enjoy every day with her as we watch her grow. Thank you to everyone that has been bringing food and gifts. For those of you following along on our journey, your support has been wonderful and encouraging. It really has kept us going when the stress gets a little to intense. We can never thank you all enough. I will leave this update with our only family picture!The Meyers
Kevin & Angie
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad that Laney is doing so well. It's great to see the pictures and I'm sure it must be wonderful to get to hold her! I hope we can get out there this summer to see you all. We think of you everyday. Love, Rene, Suzette, Ashley & Courtney
What a beautiful family!!! We are so happy for you guys. Hang in there. Our thought and prayers are with you every day. She is beautiful. Enjoy every mintute. They grow up way to fast!!!! She sounds like a real fighter. Be there for each other and you can make it through anything. Take care. Kim Yates & Family - Shepherd, MI
ReplyDeleteKevin & Angie
ReplyDeleteWas informed from Steve H about everything and he sent me the link to check in on your family. Sounds like its been quite the journey. Our thoughts and prayers go out to your family. Will try to stay in touch and keep an eye on your progress. (staying in contact gets more difficult you will find with kids:-)
Laney reminds our kids of their 2nd cousin who was a mere pound+ at birth and just celebrated her 2nd birthday and doing just great!
Nick, Sheryl, Jake and Ashley Florian
i'm so happy you finally get to hold your little angel!!! :) that has to be a wonderful experience! sounds like you guys are getting along pretty well. i hope laney continues to be remarkable and continues to stun the docs :)
ReplyDeleteYou guys are a beautiful family!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteJust awesome! Love the pictures! Great to see all the smiles.
ReplyDeleteHugs to everyone!
Allan