Due Date

October 12, 2009 - Lily's due date. Hmm, not sure how I feel about today. A little happy - a little sad. Mostly I just wish Lily was home. She is getting closer (very slowly) - but closer. Here are some updates:

• Eyes: Lily had an eye test late last week. Good news; finally her eyes are mature. That means her eyes are developing normally and she doesn't need another test until 6 months.
• Brain: Lily's doctor ordered another brain ultrasound for her this morning. The results were encouraging. The brain bleed inside of her ventricle is almost completely gone. It's hard to know what will happen with the little tiny bleed spot outside of her ventricle - but from the pictures, the doctor said it looks good. Time will ultimately tell - but we are encouraged that all will be well with her development.
• Heart: Lily also had an echocardiogram this morning. The tech said she couldn't find the small muscle whole that she saw last time - so the assumption is that the small whole closed on its own (which was what they expect to happen). I'm sure the doctor will take a look at the echocardiogram pictures and hopefully confirm this - but it's really good news.
• Weight: Lily was up to 5 lbs. 7 oz last night!

Now...if we could just get Lily to eat better. She has started to eat a full feeding (54 mls now) once a day, so she's making a little progress. But we hope and pray that she will do this more often and more consistently.