Update on Holly and Ava

Asleep when I first saw here yesterday

Ava Awake

It’s a miracle – The zoo is in one corner of the room

Section of the hospital that Holly is in

6 floor parking garage

Holly and Ava are both getting better.  Holly is getting her pain undercontrol and is able to move around a little.  She is making regular trips to the NICU to see Ava and be with her.

Ava had to go back on CPAP early this morning and is still on it.  They have taken her off the oxygen part of it but she still needs it for the positive pressure in her lungs.  Her nostrials have became slightly inflamed so she needs this to keep the airways open.  As you will see in the pictures they have inserted an IV in the top of her head.  They have had to change the IV about three times because it keeps going bad.

I thought you may like to see the hospital she is in so I have included some pictures of the hospital.  These are only small portions because it is so big.

Grant

A New Arrival

 

Before Surgery

IN THE OR

NICU1

NICU2

NICU3

NICU4

NICU5

NICU – DAD MOM AND BABY

NICU MOM AND BABY

NICU DAD AND BABY

We would like to say thank you to everyone for your love and support during this difficult time.  Your outpouring of love has been and will always be  greatly appreciated.

Now for the new arrival.  Ava was born yesterday afternoon at 3:53 PM.  She was 5 pounds 3 ounces and 18.75 inches long.  Because of her premature status, she had to be on a CPAP because of the rate of respiration and the oxygen saturation levels.  She had low blood sugar so an IV was started to assist her with some sugar water.  This morning she is off the CPAP and her blood sugar is great.  Our next hurdle will be to make sure she is able to eat and eating (more like sucking of course) properly.  We don’t know at this point when we will be able to bring her home.  Right now it is a race between mommy and baby.

Grant

Merry Merry!!!

We had a great Christmas- first for Christmas Eve we had the  Bradfields and the Hagman Families over- they are our best friends up here and we had a great time-Grant read the Cajun Twas the Night before Christmas and then the story of Christs birth-we had dinner and sang silent night-it was great to spend time with them- Christmas day I was up due to preg-issues and at 4 am I heard WhooHooo!!!! I went running and Jaxson had started his Christmas early-I told him back to bed and we started at 7- What started out to be a small Christmas turned into one of our biggest! Thanks to the generosity of our family and a secret santa! The kids-were spoiled this year-Grant picked up the Elders at 10:30 we exchanged gifts and then had lunch-they made their phone calls home and then it was dessert and a Phase 10 tourament- Then off to bed early-it was a great day!- I will post pics later

Winter wonderland

Roman takes after his mom in his excitement over the snow

Who said? “Let it snow”?

All I can say is they must live in Oregon-we have had snow for almost a week now-we have about 4-6 inches at our house-the kids are loving every minute! I can safely say I have never lived where we had this much snow!!!

The Weather outside is frightful………

Oh my goodness!!! IT has been sooo cold that past few days-this morning our kids started 2 hours late and I took them to school and when we left the house our temp was 11*yes 11! If you added in the wind chill we were close to 0!!!! The next 2 days are suppose to be even worse!!! I tell you I have never lived in such  cold weather and now I am seeing the benifits of the tropics!!!!!!

Snow Day

Yesterday during church the snow began to fall-our ward was the only ward not cancelled- We hit record lows yesterday ranging in the single digits- The kids drove me crazy asking to go out and play all day-they finally got their wish this morning when a snow day was called-They have been having a blast and are sooooo happy to see snow-Grant not so much!

I am doing ok-I had a bad reaction to my new meds and am feeling better after getting it all out of my system- here are some pics of week 33 for you MOM- I hope your foot is doing better! I have another appt on Friday so until then I will keep the kids in hot cocoa and brave the week of the biggest high of 32*degrees-

Early Christmas

Yesterday I received 4 large boxes of little girl baby clothes from my dear sis Heidi- I am so overwhelmed by her and Jason’s generosity- It took me almost 50 hangers and 4 drawers to put it all away- When we found out we were pregnant we had nothing-I had given it all to friends in LA or sold it and I am amazed at how little we have had to buy ourselves- Ava will be the world’s best dressed little girl for a very long time! Don’t worry Stef I am saving it all for you!-hint hint

Thinking of You…….

One of my dear friends is being induced today to have her 4th girl- We met in LA and she is a friend for life-I was lucky enough to spend some time with her family when i went home in June-our last babies were born within weeks of each other and here we are again- She is one of the sweetest people you will ever know and about the best cook i know-I always was stealing her recipies! I love you Shell-Your all in my thoughts and prayers today

Baby Update-32+ weeks

Today was my Doctor’s appt-I am about 40% thinned out and Ava has moved way down but thankfully do dialating yet-My Doctor gave me a second medicine to help keep my contractions under control- He says if I can make it 3 more weeks then all is well-so I will keep my feet up and do my best to keep her warm and comfy a little longer-