"Just a quick update to all.
As you all know, Sunny couldn't wait to get here. Impatience, in this case, was a virtue, and she arrived just about a month early. All in all, this is a good thing - one less month of pregnancy for Kelly, and one more month with Sunny for us.
There were a few complications, but nothing too serious. The doctor's theory has evolved over the past day, but thematic is the notion that nothing with which she is dealing is life-threatening. Further, there is nothing that the doc sees that will cause long-term problems.
The long and the short of it is that Sunny had a deficiency of red blood cells, which made it difficult for her to maintain proper oxygen levels in her blood. At first, the doc thought this was from underdevelopment of the lungs, but he ruled this theory out with an x-ray. The cause probably stems from her losing blood in utero, followed by an overproduction of plasma, which diluted the quality of her blood.
Without proper oxygenation, Sunny needs to be on a c-pap, which is the same device used to treat snoring, interestingly enough. That said, along with easy breathing, she is not disturbing her neighboring pree-mies with what would have certainly been an obnoxious snore.
Once the redblood cells recalcitrate (I think this is the term they used), Sunny will be off the c-pap/IV and ready to go home. There is also talk of her being anemic, and the docs are trying to get to the root of that little issue as well. Otherwise, though, she's healthy and beautiful. Probably one of the cutest babies in the hospital, if not in America."
We have found out in more recent news that perhaps there was some sort of abruption while she was inside and instead of me giving her blood, she was giving me blood. They have taken her off oxygen and she is continuing to grow stronger minute by minute. This girl is such a fighter!
We are so grateful to our Moms and families (and neighbors and friends) for the support and love given to Autumn and us while we continue to stay with Sunny.
