16 Jan PM

Tommy
Just a quick update. Tommy's ultrasound came back still at a Grade 3 level, but with some improvement. The Dr. is not worried at all about it and expects that there will be no long-term consequences from the blood on his brain.

I also think I made an error with the Cerebral Palsy part in the last entry--Tricia thought I told her that the test came back positive for Cystic Fibrosis. She will double-check with the Dr. tomorrow, but when I did some research, what the Dr. told me matches up exactly with the information I found on Cystic Fibrosis. In fact, there are no blood-type tests that can lead to a diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy, although I did learn that premature infants have a significantly higher rate of that disease. So, I must have gotten them confused. Lets just hope he doesn't have either one!

Tommy is up to 2 pounds, 14 ounces (1302 grams) and his feedings have been increased to 14 ml's per 3 hours! He is still doing very well!

I need to go to bed! It was a crazy day at work, and I am beat! So, have a great day/night!