Post a Comment On: Micro Preemie Twins: The Story of H & E

[Image]Last night we welcomed a new cousin to the family! My brother and his wife had their baby boy, Malachi, on Sunday at 9:19pm. He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and was 20 inches long. He has chubby cheeks, really big hands and feet, and dark brown hair. He is a beautiful baby and looks just like his mama. I was apparently so absorbed with the idea of a new baby, that I had a total brain fart and forgot all of our appointments today. I still can't believe I did it. We were supposed to have PT at 11:15, and Eden's first visit from the speech pathologist (from the hearing impaired program) at 2. They both came to the house and we weren't here!!! Ahhh!!! I feel really bad about it. I guess this IS the first time I have forgotten an appointment, so I shouldn't be too hard on myself, but I still feel terrible. I didn't even think about it until around 4:30 at dinner.

[Image]Ok, now I've gotta fess up, missing our appointments wasn't the only awful thing I did today. I also left Holland on our bed while I went to get her clothes...without putting pillows around her...and she rolled right off the bed!!!! She cried for a few seconds and was totally fine. However, her father and I were both traumatized. Especially her father;) The events of the day may put me in the running for the WWM award.

[Image]Holly had her allergy testing last week (or was it the week before???). It totally wasn't as bad as I expected. The test itself didn't hurt her at all. The worst part was just keeping her lying down flat for 15 minutes. She laid on my chest and I held her down while Nana rubbed her back and head. Thank goodness my mom was with me cause it would have been much harder by myself. The verdict is that she is definitely, without a doubt, allergic to eggs. Also allergic to almonds and cashews. But not peanut butter...and not fish or shellfish... I was surprised about the peanut butter, but when I think back I remember that, while nursing, every time I ate peanut butter I also ate almonds (my favorite Cold Stone creation). I assumed it was the peanut butter because John is allergic. I'm actually very happy because the allergies she has are usually outgrown. Peanut butter and shellfish are much more likely to be life threatening and long term. The only bad thing is that she has to be on an egg free diet and everything has eggs in it.

[Image]Eden's surgery is scheduled a week from today. I get sick to my stomach every time I think about it. We have a pre-op appointment with the surgeon on Thursday morning to go over the procedure. I have to remember to ask if she will be ventilated for the surgery. Someone asked me if she would be and I realized that I don't know! Part of me hopes she won't be because I don't think I can handle seeing her sedated and on a ventilator. On the other hand, if they don't put her on the ventilator I have to worry that she might stop breathing while under anesthesia. This is going to be tough. I've been so excited about getting the implant for months. Now that it is finally here I am starting to panic. I feel good about our decision, but no matter what, it's very tough seeing your baby go through surgery. Especially when they have been through so much already. I hope I can keep it together.