Things Are Getting Hectic!

Yesterday at 5 the doc called. I thought OH NO, what now! I assumed the call was regarding Taylor. It was about Laynie! She had a head ultrasound which is standard before discharge. A sign of a very small brain bleed appeared. We couldn't believe the news! 95% of the time brain bleeds only appear in the first 5 days of life. Doc really doesn't have an explanation as to why it would appear so late. At first we were devastated. Just the word brain bleed makes you think the worst. Turns out, Laynie's is not that bad and it's "resolving" which means it's healing on it's own. The doc said it's so minor that it won't even require any follow-up especially since it's healing on it's own. She did say that Laynie may or may not have some learning disabilities once she starts school due to this, but knowing that as long as we work with her she shouldn't have too many problems. Really, time will tell, but we are pretty confident that she will do just fine. After re-cooping from that news, we got news that Taylor's intestine problem has NOT healed on it's own. Another dye test is being done today and we should know tomorrow if he will need surgery. At this point, we are hoping for the surgery so he can get past this. Every week that goes by where he is not progressing is just another week in the hospital. He's very strong right now and getting stronger each day. Doc said today that he's the best he's ever been respiratory wise since he's been in there. He's getting through this Staph infection really well. And the BEST news of all is that the other bug was a contamination. Thank you Lord!!!!! Of course, another surgery will be hard on him, but we are hoping that he will heal just as well as he did after the heart surgery and will begin progressing as quickly as Laynie has. We'll keep you posted on the surgery.

Today we finally received some exciting news! Laynie comes home tomorrow!!! Yes, I said TOMORROW!!! We get to walk right out those double glass doors with our baby girl in our arms (well, in a car seat but arms sounds more dramatic). We finally get to care for our baby without a nurse looking over our shoulder and telling us what we can and can't do with her. She gets to go home and meet Hunter on Thursday as she already has a doctor's appt in Salmon Creek. WOW! Josh and I will know what a sleepless night feels like! Tonight I will be sure to cherish my last night a sleep for a LONG, LONG time. The news is a little bitter sweet though. How do you take one baby and leave the other? I don't know the answer to that. I will find out tomorrow. My biggest concern is having enough time to see Taylor and spend quality time with him. Josh and I will just have to be creative and make sure we find the time for Taylor who needs us so much.

Please continue your prayers for Taylor. He's finally looking SOOOO good especially respiratory wise which has been such a struggle for so long. Now we just need to get him past this intestine issue. We'll see what tomorrow brings which will be a VERY BIG day for so many reasons.

Love,
J & A