Looking up

I spoke with the doctor who performed my wife’s craniotomy, and he is extremely optimistic on how she is recovering. They tried to shut the stints out last night to see how she was maintaining pressure without assistance. It was not getting extremely high, but they did turn them back on because the pressure was creeping into the 20’s. With very little assistance, the pressure was running around 10 continuously when I last visited her. They plan to leave the tubes on for a couple more days, at which point they will close them again to see how she is maintaining pressure. The doctor said that he is going to have her out of NICU on Monday.

Madison and Morgan are doing just fine. Madison was measured at 18.5” yesterday, and Morgan is still coming in at 18”. Both are eating well, and starting to gain weight again. The doctors expect that both of them will be off of the jaundous lamps, and IV by this weekend. Morgan is no longer on IV, but has to suntan a little bit longer. Madison is done tanning, but has an IV to help her gain a little more weight. Madison has gained back about 4 oz. or so. Morgan has only gained back about .5 oz., but she did not lose as much weight after birth as Madison.