I am going to try and keep this short and sweet. The photo above is me reading to Olivia. It is one of our favorite things to do. We have started a small library at the hospital. It’s hard to pass up the book aisle in Target and not get her a new book.

Here are the updates on Olivia:

• Earlier this week Olivia had a fever and they thought she may have an infection again, so they did all the tests and everything came back negative. Her temp went back down, but we don’t know why it went up for that short time.
• Her last round of Tylenol for the PDA finished. It didn’t close it, but it went from large to moderate. They are going to see if it will finish closing on its own. She will get another echo in three weeks.
• Her CMV test came back negative!
• Her brain scan came back negative for brain bleeds!
• She weighs 2lbs 2oz! Six more ounces and she will be twice her birth weight.
• Her oxygen assistance is in the same place, but hopefully as she grows, her lungs will get stronger and we can wean more.
• We had a couple of firsts!
  • We got to give her a “bath.” It was more like a wipe down, but still amazing.
  • I got to hold her in my hands briefly while they weighed her and when they made her bed.
  • She has spent over a month in the NICU. Time has flown by!

Olivia’s Dates:

• Age: 32 days
• Gestation: 30 weeks and 1 day

Quick update on me. I have been dealing with some lightheadedness since Saturday. I reached out to my doctors but no one seemed alarmed to get back to me quickly. My blood pressure was still doing fine. This morning I noticed that my left ankle and calf were swollen. I went to work, but it wasn’t getting better, so we decided to go to the emergency room. We were worried it may be a blood clot. We got in fairly quickly, they did an ultrasound, ran some labs, and everything came back clear. Found out, swelling after giving birth is common especially if you eat salty foods. So I need to try to avoid eating In n Out at 10:30 PM. Easier said than done when spending our evenings with our baby girl. But I will definitely be more cognizant of it and putting my feet up as much as possible.

Until next time…