Friday, May 22, 2009


May 21, 2009

Ava is up to 5 pounds 6 ounces!! She is starting to look chubbybelieve it or not! I will be posting pictures of her tonight.
May 19, 2009

Okay so Ava gained almost 4 ounces today! She weighs 5 pounds 5ounces!! WAHOO!! Apparently the nurses really like her purple ilove my daddy outfit because everytime i take it home to wash theyput it on her the next day! haha! I love her so much! I can't waituntil she comes home!!! She was making lots of noises tonight whenI came. I think she is trying to tell me that she is ready to comehome too! We are almost there! Goodnight everyone!
May 19, 2009


I just got off the phone with Ava'a nurse, and she is officiallybreathing on her own!!!! NO MORE NASAL CANULA! I will pray that shedoes well, and they won't have to put her back on oxygen!!!YAY!!!!!!!
May 18, 2009

They measured Ava last night, and she is 17 inches long. She gained 20 grams, but is still at 5 pounds 1 ounce...almost 5 pounds 2 ounces. They are going to lower her to 0.25 liter of oxygen because she has been on room air for a few days now. They said they think she can handle not having the nasal canula, but they don't want her working too hard to breathe and burning calories. They want her to gain a little bit more weight before they take her completely off the nasal canula. Other than that, she is taking all of her bottles wonderfully! I'm so ready for her to be home!! Have a great day everyone!
May 16, 2009


AVA IS 5 POUNDS 1 OUNCE!!!! FINALLLLY!!!! Pictures of her andher room at home coming soon!

Not a good day...

May 15, 2009

Well the good news is Ava now weighs 4 pounds 14 ounces. She is now eating 45 ml every three hours. Now for the bad news...her ultrasound results came back...They found some cysts where the bleeding occurred which is concerning. It's possible that the cysts are just scars from the bleeding, but they won't know until they do an MRI when she gets a little older. If it's not scars it could be PVL, which stands for periventricular leukomalacia. Periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) is damage and softening of the white matter, the inner part of the brain that transmits information between the nerve cells and the spinal cord as well as from one part of the brain to another.

With PVL, the area of damaged brain tissue can affect the nerve cells that control motor movements. As the baby grows, the damaged nerve cells cause the muscles to become spastic, or tight, and resistant to movement. Babies with PVL have a higher risk of developing cerebral palsy (a group of disorders that prevent the child from controlling their muscles normally), and may have intellectual or learning difficulties. There is nothing we can do at this point but wait and see how she develops. Please keep our precious little girl in your prayers.
May 14, 2009

One of Ava's nurses informed me that they plan for her to behome by the first week in June. I am REALLY excited! Her weightdidn't change last night, but she had a huge gain the day before sothat's okay. She took her bottle like a pro last night! Morepictures to come tonight. Love you all!