Monday, September 26, 2005

4 pounds

Emma had another good week. On Friday she reached the 4 pound mark. Earlier in the week she had her other chest tube removed, so her lungs no longer have a leak. We spoke with Dr. Berdjis on Friday and he is happy with her progress. When she reaches 2 kilos, probably in the next week or so, they want to do another echocardiogram to see where her heart is at. At that point, he may recommend having a temporary surgical procedure that will help her grow some more before having the surgery to close the hole in her heart. They would insert a “balloon” into her heart to increase the blood flow to her lungs. If at all possible, Dr. Berdjis would like for Emma to be 3 kilos when she has her main surgery. She is looking very good now. She looks like a normal little baby girl. I took some pictures this weekend, put I don’t have my camera with me. I will send the next update a week from today unless something significant occurs. Thanks again for all of your prayers and support.

2 comments:

Moe said...

Do you have an current pictures of Emma?

Moe said...

Do you have any new pictures of Emma?