We don't have a new picture to post right now, but we do have lots of good news to share. First, Eva's nonna, my mom Lorrie, arrived safely yesterday and was able to go in and see Eva! We weren't sure that she would be able to see Eva, since it's usually just the parents who can go in to the unit, but the night nurses brought my mom in.
And with Eva, all the news is good news. The best big news is that the first round of treatment was successful and her heart valve is now closed. I know that many of you were praying for that specifically--thank you! We're so grateful that this is another complication avoided.
Next, she gained 10 grams in her first week of life (that's about 0.02 pounds, but at least she didn't lose!) and she's able to digest milk.
She's now enclosed in an incubator, but they do that routinely once the babies are a few days old. It allows them to give her a little extra oxygen (we are breathing air that's 21%, and she's breathing 24%), plus it keeps the air humidity around her higher, so that she loses less moisture, and it filters out more of the noise and lights from the room she's in. It was hard to see her inside there at first, but now we're really glad because it seems much more womb-like--she's very cozily snuggled in a swaddle of blankets and it's dark and warm and quiet inside.
We'll add more pictures soon--she actually gets more beautiful by the minute.
Mamma
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Dear Bill, Christi and Eva Claire,
We are praying for you daily!!! We thank our dear Lord for answering our prayers, may He continue to do so!!! God bless you all!!
Love, Dominic & Heidi and Joe, Becca, Katie, Gemma, Gina, Stephen, Johnny and Michael
P.S. Eva Claire is BEAUTIFUL!!!
Thank the Lord! I'm so happy and relieved to get this news! And I'm so glad your mom arrived,Christi!! I will continue to pray for you all!
Much love,
Erika
P.S. I can't wait to see the next round of pictures!
Christi and Bill -
Well, this is certainly a testament to mondern technology. Elsa told us about Eva's birth and sent us the link to the blog. We are so delighted to be able to see the pictures of your beautiful little girl and find out, in the midst of all of this that the two of you are married and living in Italy! Who knew?! I guess we've lost touch over the years, huh?
She is so lovely and we are keeping you all in our constant thoughts and prayers. Peace and grace and joy to you in every moment. We are expecting our number 2 boy at any moment, so are with you in spirit, in more ways than one.
We look forward to hearing all the good updates as she gets stronger and bigger.
All our love,
Kristen (Thomason) Abbas
It's good to hear good news :)
We'll keep praying!
Aimee
Christi and Bill,
Thank you so much for keeping us updated. We are praying, praying. I sent the blog address to Abby, too. Eva is simply beautiful--what a gift. May you continue to be surrounded by blessings.
Love, Becky (and the Sisters)
I found your blog through Heidi's, and it was such a joy to see your beautiful little Eva! We heard the basics through CTK and we've been praying for everything. I'm so happy to read that things have been going well. We will continue to pray for Eva and both of you... Keep the updates coming!
Love and prayers from Karen (Chockley), Tim, Norah, Kitty and Michael Mitzel
Dear Bill and Christi,
I am Katie McQueen and your dad, Christi, is my kids' doctor. I wanted to write you because my youngest was born at 27 weeks and he is now 4. From what I have been reading (thanks to Michelle Kazanjian for the blog site) we went through just about all that you are going through. Zack was on the vent. for 4 hours then the C-PAP for several weeks. He started at 915 grams and went down to 865 grams before leaving the hospital at 4 pounds. Your wonderful father helped us so much as we went through the ups and downs that happen with these little angels, so I know you are truly blessed to have him as a constant source of information and love. In any case I just wanted to let you know that we are all praying for you and for your sweet little girl.
In Christ,
Jim, Katie, Jake, Maggie, Ben and Zack McQueen
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