Good and Worrisome...

Savannah has had her ups and downs this past week.

The Worrisome...

 Tuesday as Nicole was feeding Savannah she suddenly stopped breathing for a few seconds and her heart rate dropped to 120bmp (her normal is 160).  They picked her upright, patted her back, bottom, and feet.  She began breathing again after a few seconds, which doesn't seem like too long, but it is terrifying!  The nurses said that they would watch her very carefully and put oxygen on her if necessary.  She was able to recover herself with a little time and nothing more had to be done.  We found out that this is fairly common for premature babies...that is why they are in the NICU.

Doctors also found on Saturday night that Savannah had a heart murmur.  An echogram was scheduled for Sunday to determine the next steps.  The echogram showed that the murmur was caused by the opening flap in the heart that EVERYONE has until birth.  At birth, the flap typically shuts permanently.  However, sometimes with premies it takes longer to close AND there are actually about 10% of people that live their entire lives without the flap permanently closing.

So, although there was a little more worrisome news...it all worked out in the end!!!

The Good...

A new ultrasound was conducted at the beginning of the week to check on the bleeding on Savannah's brain.  The ultrasound came back normal....Yahhhh!!! 

Savannah is up to just over 5lbs.  She is up to 48mL per feeding, as well.  As of Thursday, the nurses upped Savannah to 3 oral feedings per day.  Typically this consists of 2 times of nursing and 1 time of a bottle.  Savannah will be required 2 bottle feedings per day for a while in order to add a tsp of calorie rich formula to her milk so she can continue to gain weight and grow!

The massive knot on Savannah's head is beginning to get a little smaller by collecting together a little more and sticking out...a good sign!

So, overall...Savannah continues to make great progress and we look forward to bringing her home!!!