I just realized it's been more than a week since my last post! So sorry!


Sayla Grace is doing well. She now weighs 4lbs 6ozs!!! And she hasn't had a charted Brady or desat since the 24th of September!!


Here's what's been going on this past week....


She has started receiving her 2 months immunizations. So far she's had the Polio, DTap and Hepititis B. Tonight she'll get the Pneumococcal conjugate (PCV), and when she's old enough, the Rotavirus vaccine. She's lucking out in the vaccine department, as most 2 month olds (that were born at term) have to get them all in one day. She gets to space them out, and get one a day. She's not had any noticeable side effects from the vaccines she's already had, but we ask that you be in continuous prayer for the others, and that no side effects show from any of them.


Vaccines have been a controversial topic of late, with the increased prevalence of Autism, but our doctor assured us that the Autism myth is just that...a myth, and that there are no worries. Apparently the myth stemmed from a study that did not include enough participants to make it valid, as well as the Thimerisol (a form of mercury) that used to be found in vaccines. Now all of the vaccines she needs are made without Thimerisol, so there's no issue with that either. I really debated about the vaccines, but reasoned that the risk of the vaccines was shadowed by the illnesses they prevent. So we went ahead with them. The one vaccine she will not be getting is the Swine Flu one. They won't give it to her now anyway...as she's too young. But I'm not convinced there have been enough studies on this vaccine, and I'm confident we can keep her sheltered from it until the risk passes.


Aside from that, she's been taking a bottle twice a day. She was up to having a bottle with every other feeding, but it just wore her out, and so we slowed down a bit. They have let me give them to her, but I'm now letting the nurses do it again. It seems when I give her the bottle, she falls asleep and doesn't finish. So I'm going to let the nurses do it until she gets the hang of it.


Yesterday she started a round of Lasiks, because she was retaining fluid. Her little legs and eyes were getting puffy. So they put her on Lasiks to help remove the fluid build up. She'll be on them for 6 days, and it should do the trick.


She had her 3 eye exam yesterday, and we got another good report! Praise the Lord for this! She's now at a low risk for developing ROP and her eyes looked really good. She'll have one more exam in 2 weeks, just to be sure.


Other than that, she's really doing well. We were told earlier this week that she "might" be home by my original due date - October 25th. But there are no guarantees. She first has to be on all bottles (so 5 more a day!), off all medicine...and then once she's off of all meds, she must not Brady or Desat for 8 straight days. If she does, the countdown starts over. So there's no telling what the little rascal will do when off of the medicine that keeps those at bay. Please be in prayer for this process...as we are so ready to have her home.


We now have her room all set up - just waiting for the chair to arrive this week. All we need are pictures on the walls, and we'll be set.


Here are some comparison pictures to show how far we've come...