Today was Madison's baby shower. We're so grateful for so many wonderful friends and family who came in honor of little Maddie. Thank you to our dear friends for your beautiful gifts. We so love and appreciate you. Maddie will be looking so cute with her new wardrobe. And, thank you to our sweet friends who planned and hosted the shower. We appreciate your kindness and generousity.
While mommy was at Maddie's shower, daddy took grandpa Mortensen to the hospital where he had fun taking some pictures of his 'Princess Madison'. Today Madison went up 50 grams in weight; she is now at 3lbs 13.7 ounces. She did have a tiny set back and was put back on oxygen for the evening to help increase her saturation level. But, this is pretty normal because she's so little still. We love our little Maddie, and know she's a fighter so she'll be off the oxygen again, in no time.
Saturday, November 20, 2010
November 19th Update
Maddies greatest highlight of the day was to be able to see her Grandma and Grandpa Mortensen as they came to visit her from Wyoming. It was a special night as Grandpa was able to see her for the first time and has already nicknamed her "Princess Madison." Grandma was excited as she was able to hold her for the first time. Maddie had so much fun that she slept right through it, but she made sure she kept one eye open so she could see what was going on.
Maddie's doing well as she is up to her full minimum feedings of 30 CC's, until she gets a little bigger. She had gained only a few tenths of an ounce during her weigh in today.
Maddie's doing well as she is up to her full minimum feedings of 30 CC's, until she gets a little bigger. She had gained only a few tenths of an ounce during her weigh in today.
Friday, November 19, 2010
November 18th Update
Madison is now up to 3lbs 12.3 ounces. She continues to grow and lengthen her stride. She is now up to 30 cc's, the minimum feeding to keep out her IV. She has progressed so much in such a short time.
The next steps for Madison is to continue working on maintaining her body temperature so she can be taken out of the isolett unit. She will then move into an open crib. Once there, she will continue to work at increasing her food intake while working on eating without the use of the feeding tube. After she is able to maintain in these areas all she has left to do is eat her way out of the NICU. Our sweet little girl is such a fighter and anxious to come home. We love her and are so proud of her.
Lance and Kim were able to spend some time with Maddie last night. Mommy got to hold her precious baby. What a sweet moment. She's so pure and innocent. Straight from heaven. It's so easy to feel peace and love from our Heavenly Father just looking at her.
The next steps for Madison is to continue working on maintaining her body temperature so she can be taken out of the isolett unit. She will then move into an open crib. Once there, she will continue to work at increasing her food intake while working on eating without the use of the feeding tube. After she is able to maintain in these areas all she has left to do is eat her way out of the NICU. Our sweet little girl is such a fighter and anxious to come home. We love her and are so proud of her.
Lance and Kim were able to spend some time with Maddie last night. Mommy got to hold her precious baby. What a sweet moment. She's so pure and innocent. Straight from heaven. It's so easy to feel peace and love from our Heavenly Father just looking at her.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
November 17th Update
Madison is consistent in her progress. She is a super star!!! By this morning she was up to 24 cc's of food per feeding and is not being fed fluids thru her IV anymore. Mommy has been home 2 days now and is still battling high blood pressure numbers, but is so glad to be out of the hospital and in her own bed.
By evening Madison had made some new impressive progress. She had reached 27 cc's and gained 2 ounces from the day before. She is now weighing 3lbs 10.8 ounces. The nurses also took out Maddies IV and the only thing she has in now is her feeding tube. The suck, swallow, breathe skill is something babies are stronger at by their 34th week, but already little Madison is showing off this skill. The nurses try to bottle feed once a day to give her the opportunity to practice this, and she is already proving to have it down. However, because it takes so much energy she usually falls asleep before she's eaten her serving. Both Lance and Kim were able to hold Maddie for about 10 minutes yesterday. It was worth every second! She's such a little sweetie and we love her so much. Seeing her is all we think about now.
By evening Madison had made some new impressive progress. She had reached 27 cc's and gained 2 ounces from the day before. She is now weighing 3lbs 10.8 ounces. The nurses also took out Maddies IV and the only thing she has in now is her feeding tube. The suck, swallow, breathe skill is something babies are stronger at by their 34th week, but already little Madison is showing off this skill. The nurses try to bottle feed once a day to give her the opportunity to practice this, and she is already proving to have it down. However, because it takes so much energy she usually falls asleep before she's eaten her serving. Both Lance and Kim were able to hold Maddie for about 10 minutes yesterday. It was worth every second! She's such a little sweetie and we love her so much. Seeing her is all we think about now.
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
November 16 Update
Our sweet baby Madison continues to be such an inspiration to us as she makes diligent strides forward in the NICU. She is now up to 20 cc's per feeding. Each time her feeding increases she's that much closer to having her IV removed. And, her weight is almost back up to her birth weight again. She's up to 3.69lbs!
Mommy is now home and on bed rest trying to stabilize her blood pressure. Today it was too high, so daddy made the visits alone to see Madison. By his evening visit, Maddie's feeding was up to 23 cc's and her weight had gone up to 3.9lbs. She is now past her birth weight!!! We are so proud of her!!! She'll be off her IV before we know it.
We look forward daily to seeing her and hearing an update on her progress. She continues to amaze us daily with her constant improvement. We love to visit her and just watch her. Looking at her it is evident that our Heavenly Father loves his children. And, the way we feel for her it's so easy to have a glimpse of understanding how precious each one of us is in his sight.
We want to take the opportunity today to express deep appreciation for our family and our wonderful friends that have been such a support to us during this time. We love and so appreciate you more than words can express.
Mommy is now home and on bed rest trying to stabilize her blood pressure. Today it was too high, so daddy made the visits alone to see Madison. By his evening visit, Maddie's feeding was up to 23 cc's and her weight had gone up to 3.9lbs. She is now past her birth weight!!! We are so proud of her!!! She'll be off her IV before we know it.
We look forward daily to seeing her and hearing an update on her progress. She continues to amaze us daily with her constant improvement. We love to visit her and just watch her. Looking at her it is evident that our Heavenly Father loves his children. And, the way we feel for her it's so easy to have a glimpse of understanding how precious each one of us is in his sight.
We want to take the opportunity today to express deep appreciation for our family and our wonderful friends that have been such a support to us during this time. We love and so appreciate you more than words can express.
Monday, November 15, 2010
November 15 Update
We caught some more footage of Maddie today as the nurse was taking her out to weigh her which hopefully is not an indication at her future tantrums, she was not happy at all being woken up from her slumber, we will have this on the website soon. She is weighed 3.67 pounds which is almost her birth weight.
She is up to 18 cc's of food per feeding now and her IV is being turned down each time at feeding. The nurses think that by Tuesday she may be off her IV completely only leaving the feeding tube and her monitor lines that will be attached going forward. We were really excited to hear this.
Kim was discharged tonight at around 7pm. And is on bed rest at home, and the Doctors think it will be several weeks before her blood pressure will return to normal levels. We will keep monitoring her and she has promised to take it easy for a few weeks to get ready for Maddie to come home.
She is up to 18 cc's of food per feeding now and her IV is being turned down each time at feeding. The nurses think that by Tuesday she may be off her IV completely only leaving the feeding tube and her monitor lines that will be attached going forward. We were really excited to hear this.
Kim was discharged tonight at around 7pm. And is on bed rest at home, and the Doctors think it will be several weeks before her blood pressure will return to normal levels. We will keep monitoring her and she has promised to take it easy for a few weeks to get ready for Maddie to come home.
November 14 Update
Maddie our little sweetheart has been doing so well. The nurses have said that with preemies they will usually take two steps forward and one step back, but in Madison's case she has just been making strides forward. We are so proud that she has been doing so well.
Sunday was a day behind the camera for her as we were able to take some good footage of her awake, waving and smiling at the camera, look for the footage soon on the site. Andrea and Ryan also came on Sunday and she had a photo shoot for Mommies baby shower this weekend.
Kim is still in the hospital and we are hoping she comes home Monday. We learned that her case was the worse case of preeclamsia this week at St Marks. She has been still struggling to get her blood pressure down.
Sunday was a day behind the camera for her as we were able to take some good footage of her awake, waving and smiling at the camera, look for the footage soon on the site. Andrea and Ryan also came on Sunday and she had a photo shoot for Mommies baby shower this weekend.
Kim is still in the hospital and we are hoping she comes home Monday. We learned that her case was the worse case of preeclamsia this week at St Marks. She has been still struggling to get her blood pressure down.
Sunday, November 14, 2010
November 13 Update
Today has been another good day and Madison continues to improve. The nurses tell us she's a "Rock Star" down in the NICU, and we believe it! She's so amazing to us as she makes such quick progress. Today she came off her oxygen completely-she is now breathing entirely on her own. She is also up to (11) cc's of food, and continues to digest it all. Today she is also improving on regulating her own body temperature. Before we know it she'll be out of her isolette and in a crib.
Grandma Barksdale got to visit with Madison for about an hour today. She was also told by the NICU nurses what a "fiesty" little girl Maddie is. We are thrilled to know we've got such a fighter. She is so beautiful. Mommy and daddy can't get enough of her. We love spending every minute we can just watching her. She's a beautiful little girl. It's neat to think that she recognizes our voices. The nurses tell us her oxygen level and heart rate both go up when we are there because she's excited. That always makes us feel good to know that she can improve just because we're present.
She is such a precious and special little girl. We are so grateful for her. We feel so humbled and blessed to have her in our lives.
Grandma Barksdale got to visit with Madison for about an hour today. She was also told by the NICU nurses what a "fiesty" little girl Maddie is. We are thrilled to know we've got such a fighter. She is so beautiful. Mommy and daddy can't get enough of her. We love spending every minute we can just watching her. She's a beautiful little girl. It's neat to think that she recognizes our voices. The nurses tell us her oxygen level and heart rate both go up when we are there because she's excited. That always makes us feel good to know that she can improve just because we're present.
She is such a precious and special little girl. We are so grateful for her. We feel so humbled and blessed to have her in our lives.
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