Moving Day
It's a big day for the Haughey babies. No, they are not coming home today. But they are all moving to Stamford Hospital! In fact, Thomas has already arrived. There's only one ambulance available, so it's a bit of an all day affair to get them transferred individually, but it's underway! It feels like Audrey is close to coming home, and it will be SO much easier to deal with one at home and two at the hospital with a 20 minute commute instead of 50 minutes. We're so grateful that insurance approved the transfer so quickly and that three beds became available almost immediately as well.
Prior to the transfer, the babies all had echocardiograms to assess their PDAs. The cardiac team seemed a bit concerned about Thomas because he still has a large PDA and he's still on CPAP, so there's a thought that the latter is due to the former. However, when I spoke to the attending physician, she reiterated that her strategy is simply to continue to wait and watch and not to rush into surgery (PDA ligation) since it's not an insignificant procedure. Therefore, moving him to Stamford doesn't really change anything; worst case scenario is that he doesn't progress and we need to move him back to Columbia for the procedure, but she seemed to think that he would grow out of it on his own (we're certainly praying that that is the case). As for the girls, PDA or not, the cardiac team isn't too concerned because they are both doing so well breathing on their own.
Thomas and Audrey were due for an eye exam today, but that got canceled because of the transfer. Someone at Stamford Hospital should be able to administer the exam later this week. As of the most recent exams, Audrey is the only one with any ROP. We're praying that this next exam shows her clear of it as well. What a blessing that would be. These little ones have come so far in 14 weeks; I'm so humbled when I think about how smooth their path has been. My gratitude for all of the prayers is immense. They have been lifted up and supported each moment of this journey. Our joy is great, and it's only the beginning of our adventures with them.
Weight check: Thomas is 7lbs!!! Charlotte is around 6.5lbs (Hannah's weight at birth). And Audrey is a few ounces away from hitting 6lbs herself. It's crazy how big they seem to us but also unbelievable to think that Hannah was once that small! Life is such a miracle.