Unbelievably, Clara and Wilson turned three months old over the weekend . . . and what a difference a month makes. When they turned two months old, both kids were in the hospital with feeding tubes. Clara was also dependent on oxygen and had just received her first dose of steroids at the two month mark. Now, Clara is breathing and eating on her own and Wilson is quickly taking over our home.
We thought we would have BIG news to announce yesterday, but as usual, Clara decided to change our plans. On Saturday evening, the doctors and nurses told us we might be able to bring Clara home on Monday (today) or Tuesday (tomorrow). This sudden change in direction seemed too good to be true, and on Sunday, Clara proved our suspicions correct. Shortly after her mid-morning meal, Clara's heart rate plummeted to 43 beats per minute. The common name for a sudden drop in heart rate is "bradycardia" - known as a "brady" - but 43 beats per minute is dangerously low. The infant CPR instructors tell you to call 911 and administer CPR at any pulse below 60 beats per minute. Fortunately Clara recovered without needing CPR, but her potential departure date has been pushed back several days. We still think there is a chance she could come home late this week or this weekend, but we'll have to wait and see how well she recovers.
Yes, we were upset, but we also do not want Clara having these kinds of episodes away from the hospital. She is doing well today and hasn't had any drops in her oxygen or her heart rate. We'll continue to closely monitor her progress and hopefully she'll being doing well enough to come home before October.
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