Today was an encouraging day overall. While we did not receive actual answers as to what is going on with Noelle's tummy, her doctor did develop a care plan after consulting with the surgeon at Baptist, and it helps to have some direction for the next few weeks. The surgeon felt she was too small to even begin diagnostics and so the plan is to just let her grow through the next month or so and then re-evaluate and see if the issue is still present and needing attention or if it resolves itself with her developmental growth. Obviously our prayer is that God would just heal any issues that might be present, but we also know that He may have other plans. We are possibly already facing one or two surgeries for her later on down the road (after she has been home), but if this particular issue ends up being a problem, then they will have to address it before she is allowed to come home as they cannot take the risk of her intestines perforating. So, we can settle in again and just focus on the growing process for now and hopefully deal with this issue later. They are helping her to keep her system cleared out so that we don't experience what happened last Saturday, but she was able to start eating again today, making us all happy! She also had a follow up eye exam which was fantastic!! The doctor reported that her eyes look much much better, and she is on her way to doing very well with her eye sight. It was such an encouragement to hear that and just have another confirmation of God's guidance with her health and care. We know He will continue to do so with the other issues we still have to face in the days ahead. She now weighs 2 lbs. 2 oz. and will hopefully start cruising along with her growth now that she is eating again. Flu season restrictions require that we wear masks at all times in the NICU, but thankfully we are still allowed to hold her and do all of the normal daily care things we were able to do before the restrictions were put in place. We look forward to hopefully having a few "uneventful" weeks of Noelle's growth and improvement. Thank you for your encouragement and for continuing to uphold us in prayer.
So glad to hear about her eye exam but praying she heals and grows out of her belly issues soon. I can't even begin to imagine how hard/trying this must/could be. Especially when I feel the struggle in just the daily grind and trying to settle into a new routine. We are still praying. Hope the rest of today goes very well! Love you!!
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