Casey is 4 weeks old today. She is getting so big. She has passed the 7 pound mark and has grown more than 2 inches in length. She gets bigger and cuter everyday. Casey had a big week. Her surgeon requested an upper GI before her surgery. To do this test they had to take …
Surgery at UCLA Westwood
Well, Casey is officially no longer a premie – today was her due date, and last night she was right at 7lbs too! Once space opens up at UCLA Medical Center in Westwood (also called Mattel Children’s Hospital), Casey is going to be transferred for a gastric feeding tube and possibly a Nissen fundoplication. Our …
Eyes cracking, oxygen off, reflux test
The last couple of days have been pretty good. Casey started to crack her left eye open just a little bit – you can see her eye occasionally drift in or out underneath but not too much movement yet. We are hoping she starts to open the other eye as well and moves her eyes …
2 Weeks Old
Casey is 2 weeks old today 🙂 Tim and I picked out a few little shirts for her this weekend, and she looks so cute in them. She is not quite big enough for new born clothes, but preemie fits her perfectly. We found a store near our house that has some really cute stuff …
Casey and her bears
Casey got a couple teddy bears and the nurses let us leave in the crib with her. I got this cute shot of her hugging one of them. Today they reviewed xrays and decided to do a small amount of stomach feeding through her nose tube. They will monitor Casey closely to make sure she …
Line in, wiggle worm, grandmas
Casey had her arm IVs and umbilical line removed and they put in what called a PICC line, which will stay there for the remainder of her stay in ICU (they are telling us at this point most likely 1 month). It threads from her upper arm to just above her heart. It’s safer for …
Quite a day!
Well, Casey has had quite a good day – she is breathing on her own and is getting some flexibility back after a hard couple days. Tomorrow is a new day and we are very thankful for today.
Ventilator off, sunbathing
Casey finally got her ventilator tube taken out this morning and is stable. They are still giving her oxygen though a nasal canula. If she remains stable today they will schedule a CT end of the day or tomorrow morning. She is definitely much happier without the tube in her throat. She is wiggling her …
Marty moving and Casey Updates
It looks like Marty will be moving out of ICU today into the post-partem recovery area today if things stay stable. This is great since we are on the 2nd floor right now and post-partem is on the 4th floor across from NICU. Casey had head ultrasound and EEG done yesterday but the specialist was …
First Video from the NICU
Marty finally stabilized enough to get in a wheelchair and go to the NICU to see Casey around 5pm PST. Her color is much better and her breathing and heart rate have slowed down a bit from a high level that everyone was concerned about. Here is a movie I brought back to Marty earlier …