Week 36, Day 5

Sorry for the lack of updates lately. We're all doing fine. Carla held Hannah today from 3 to 6pm, and I went in around 9 and held her for an hour. She's got enough synapses firing in that little brain now to have decided she doesn't like the CPAP mask or loud conversations near her bed. And she's learned how to use her vocal cords to make us aware of these opinions. So we can no longer treat her like the pink-faced burrito she resembles when wrapped up. She's now a sentient burrito with a squeaker, and she's not afraid to use it.


She's back to full feeds after they suspended them briefly to keep an eye on some intestinal air bubbles (which have since moved along; I'm pretty sure we heard one of those bubbles making an exit the other day, if you know what I mean). She's doing well on the CPAP and might be able to go back to the cannula in the next couple days. They did find a mild staph infection in her second set of blood cultures, so she's been put on antibiotics. There are two types of staph infections: a relatively mild one that is easily treatable and a nasty one that isn't. Hannah's is the mild type, so we're not particularly worried about it.

We really enjoy hearing from all of you that are following Hannah's progress. One of the problems with keeping a blog is that it is mostly one-way information, so while you know all about what's going on with us, we don't know much about what's up with you. If you get a chance, drop us an email (theminors@minorhall.com) and let us know what's going on with you and your family, particularly if we haven't had a chance to talk to you in a while (or ever). We've gotten a few blog comments from friends of friends and even complete strangers that are keeping track of Hannah, and it means a lot to us that she has managed to acquire friends of her own before she's even left the hospital. :-)