Well, I provided an update last night and then this morning there were even more changes made. Today has been one of the harder days and I know there will be more. I woke up and looked at Olivia’s latest lab results. Her CO2 was worse and her chest x-ray was worse as well. Later in the morning Olivia’s doctor called and let me know what the plan was:

• Since her CO2 was worse, they had to up her support on the ventilators.
• Her hemoglobin was still low, so they were going to do an other blood transfusion (#4).
• The results from her chest x-ray could indicate an infection starting like pneumonia. They were going to run some tests to see if that is the case (it will take 3-4 days to get these results), but they are going to be cautious and start antibiotics now.

This was a lot to take in. All I wanted to do was get to her. Jeremy decided to leave work and go with me. It was definitely a harder visit; seeing even more tubes and wires around her. But she was still her spunky self. I was there for over four hours. I just wanted to be near her.

In the midst of the stress from the day, there were some good moments:

• I got to raise her out of her bed while they changed the pillow case.
• I got to give her a kiss on her head.
• I changed two of her diapers.
• Having IVs on both her hands makes it look like she has little boxing gloves on.
• She gained weight.
• We got her little footprints.

We so appreciate all the prayers and good vibes. I hope the info I am giving helps provide specifics about what to pray for.

Liv’s dates:

• Age: 16 days
• Gestation: 27 weeks and 6 days

OK, I think that’s it for now. Until next time…