Monday, September 8, 2008

Lucky 7 (7 days old)

By the end of today, the boys were worn out. Corbin had a heart scan and a head ultrasound while Quinn only had a head ultrasound. They both acted pretty well for having cold ultrasound gel all over their hair (Quinn still had a gel-mohawk when Daddy got there after work). Both ultrasounds showed no signs of brain bleeding, which is great news! Corbin's heart scan showed that the PDA has gotten much smaller. The doctor is hopeful that it will close up the rest of the way on its own, so they are going to start treating him like it's gone now. They will do another scan in a few days to see if it's changed.

Quinn's feedings keep going up, and he may soon be off of all IV fluids. Corbin will keep getting all of his nutrients from his IV until the PDA is gone. The nurse calls their IV fluids "baby Gatorade" with all of the electrolytes and vitamins it has.

As things keep moving along, the Brunin family would like to again thank everyone for all of their support, thoughts, and prayers. More pictures tomorrow!

6 comments:

Megan Richardson (Darting) said...

I am thinking and praying for you and your family. Those boys must be strong little guys! Thank you for keeping us updated, I had been wondering how you were all doing.

Anonymous said...

We love you!
Grandma Brunin

Anonymous said...

Congratulations Mike & Hillary!
It is good to hear that Corbin & Quinn are doing well. We are thinking & praying for all of you. We will keep checking daily to see how everyone is doing.

Anonymous said...

Thinking about you and glad to hear things are moving right along. I will check in tomorrow.

Sara

Anonymous said...

Congrats! Hope everything keeps going good! Take care!
-Ashley Wurtz

Anonymous said...

They are just too precious. Hope things continue to get better. Thi is such a neat site and i'll keep checking it to see how the progress goes. God Bless and Take care.