The results from the brain scans are in and Clara and Wilson both have "normal" brains!!! Believe it or not, "normal" was the word the nurses used when giving us the results. These can't be our kids! (Definitely a cliched joke, but hey, they can't all be gems). We recognize these scans are a snapshot and not a long-term prognosis, but are thrilled nonetheless. For over a month now we have had little to no cranial hemorrhaging and both kids have been off the ventilator. (Clara was only on the vent for 36 hours and Wilson still has yet to require a ventilator to breathe). Again, this doesn't guarantee continued success but it does make us thankful and optimistic . . . both of which we needed to feel.
Wilson and Clara also started receiving human fortified breast milk. The proteins and healthy calories are extracted from someone else's breast milk and added to Chris' to enrich the kids' diets and help them gain weight. Wilson is receiving 21cc's of fortified milk over an hour every three hours and Clara is receiving 20cc's at the same rate. The goal is to get Clara and Wilson to gain enough weight that they can hold their own body temperature and move from their isolettes into an "open air" crib. Hopefully this will happen in the next 3 - 6 weeks.
Before we had our accident on Sunday, we took pictures of the kids at one month old with these birthday hats. Maybe when we take their pictures at two months they'll have gained a noticeable amount of weight.
We can't thank all of you enough for your love and prayers the last few days. Chris visits the hand surgeon tomorrow and we'll know more at that time. We were pretty shaken by the whole thing and, on top of everything else, it was almost too much. But as one of our good friends always says, "it's easy to be with your friends when they're winning." If nothing else, we have realized how lucky we are to have the friends and family we do. Morgan's parents are temporarily loaning us a car, our cousin helped us take care of the wrecked one, Chris' co-workers brought dinner, and so many of our friends have reached out that we can't thank you all individually. Please know, from the bottom of our hearts, without you we could not make it through. Okay, enough sappy stuff . . . here is another cute picture.
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Praise the Lord...that is great news. Hopefully the babies will start putting on the weight with their new diet plan. Loved the pictures. Your blog and pictures always make me smile and tear up.
ReplyDeleteI love that picture of Clara in her birthday hat! The hats are a great idea to track their growth. We are constantly thinking of you guys!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE the picture of Clara in her 1 month birthday had-hysterical! Also, so happy to hear that you both are all right. Still thinking about you guys daily! Love all the updates on these two darlings :)
ReplyDeleteXOXO,
Kelly & Gary
Hey Morgan and Chris! CONGRATULATIONS!!! Just wanted to give you a shout out and let you know that Jason and I have been checking this blog just about every day to see the progress on Clara and Wilson. You should hear the, "Awwwwwww!" from the girls when I show them pictures of Clara and Wilson. They are so precious and they are so blessed to have you as parents. It will be such a thrill for all of us to watch them grow up and join the cousin group! We all have so much to look forward to!
ReplyDeleteI am so sorry to hear of your accident and will hope and pray for the speediest recovery. We love you all. Emilee, Jason, Madison and Camryn
was clara really holding her arms out like that or did you guys stage it? :)
ReplyDeleteyay for good brains!!!
Those kids are sooooo going to get you back for posting those hat pictures!
ReplyDeleteI keep telling you, just wait until you're handing them those car keys. This will all seem like a distant memory. What I didn't expect was that you and Chris would be the ones to wreck the family car!
Yay for the progress Clara and Wilson are making. Keep the blog posts coming and we'll keep the prayers going.