Lenwood's crit is low and he needs a blood transfusion today. That's really not too big a deal in the preemie world. He had one soon after he was born and did well with it. The blood given to preemies is VERY Thoroughly tested, but it is still nerve-wrecking to think that it could have something or that his body might not accept it. So, please say a prayer this morning for Lenwood's body to accept the blood and for the blood to be healthy. Thank you!
Added later: Lenwood's transfusions seems to have gone well. He was bright red after receiving 18 mL of blood.
I was able to hold Lenwood for about 30 minutes after his bottle. Of course he decided to wake up after sleeping through the work of taking a bottle. Silly guy! :) It was wonderful to hold him. He's making great eye contact these days. The neonatologist that was at his birth and on the first week when Lenwood was so sick stopped by the bedside. He said that Lenwood looked so wonderful and that we have amazing babies who are born sick and come through it so beautifully. We are very blessed to have three beautiful miracles.
Most of you know that Conrad and Teague were also premature and have asked how Lenwood is doing in comparison to them. They weren't taken via emergency c-section. They both decided to come early. I went into premature labor and they were unable to stop it. Conrad was born 11 weeks early(29 weeks 2 days gestational age) and weighed 3 lbs 3 oz. He spent 50 days in the NICU. Teague was born 10 weeks early (30 weeks gestational age) and weighed 4 lb. 4 oz. He also had an abdominal ascietes and was very sick in the NICU. He spent 60 days in the NICU. To read their full story, here's a scrapblog I created a few years ago: http://www.scrapblog.com/viewer/viewer.aspx?sbId=189241
I was able to stay at the hospital from 9am-2pm today. It was so WONDERFUL to have a long stretch to just sit and enjoy my boy without feeling so rushed. Thanks you friends, grandparents, and aunts for all your help! We are so grateful!
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