Update on Penny

Just a quick update on Penelope...
~ She is off oxygen :D
~ Her white blood cell is up and in the normal range :D
~ She is breastfeeding every 3 hours and supplementing 15 mls of formula to keep her glucose up
~ She is maintaining her glucose (it was in the 70's before her 6 pm feeding) and therefore is off of her IV fluids
~ The only monitor that she is now wearing is her pulse oximeter
~ Her pediatrician, Dr. Lam, should be coming to see her in the am, I suspect that he will run another CBC to make sure that her white blood cell levels are normal and hopefully will give her the clear to go home.

I was hoping that since she is off of everything but the pulse oximeter that she would be allowed to sleep in our room tonight, but no go. Better safe than sorry... hopefully tomorrow night she will be sleeping happily in our room.. better rest up tonight :D

Thank you for all of your continued love and support. We appreciate all the kind thoughts, words and prayers and are so very thankful for y'all! Hope you have a wonderful New Year!

Announcing Penelope Jean Weber

We are ecstatic to announce the birth of our BEAUTIFUL baby girl, Penelope Jean Weber. Penelope joined our clan on December 30, 2009 at 2:23 am. Penelope weighed in at 6 lbs 14 ounces and is 19 inches long. Despite having to be in the NICU she is doing well. Her oxygen saturation was dropping too low when she slept because she has some fluid in her lungs and had a possible infection in her lungs. At one point the morning she was on 75% oxygen, had a feeding tube, and was receiving IV fluids and anitbiotics. She is now down to 21% oxygen (we suspect she will be off the oxygen in the morning), she is breastfeeding like a champ, and her white blood cell count is doing much better! We look forward to getting to take her home soon! Will post about her delivery later on when I have finally gotten some sleep!

or not...

At this point it looks like labor has stopped for the time being and I will probably be headed home in the morning. Which is good news for sure, since every day/week counts for little Miss Penny :) Will keep you posted! Wish me luck on getting some sleep now!

Little Miss Penny Popper

Well, it appears that Miss Penny will be born soon. I am currently at the hospital and in labor. Currently I am 3 cm dilated and have a bulging bag of water (the will not break my water till morning until the high risk drs are here). We will post pictures as soon as we can, she will likely be in the NICU for some time since she is only 34 weeks along. Your prayers are appreciated! We will keep you posted!