Yesterday Sam was discharged from the hospital. The doctor was able to let her stay for one extra day becausae Hannah is in the NICU. Yesterday was a hard day for the family because we knew that we had to go home and Hannah wouldn't be with us. What a strange feeling it is to be home from the hospital and not having your newly born child there with you. Given the situation Sam is doing great. She is a strong woman.
We are waiting until Tuesday now for more information on our little girl. She is going to have another echo cardiogram on Monday and possibly have her hearing tested again. She didn't pass her first hearing test, this is not unusal for newborns. On Tuesday we should be having a conference with all of the specialist that are examing her, a social worker, insurance specialist and her doctor from the NICU. At the conference they will inform us if we get to bring Hannah home until her heart surgeory or if she will have to be emitted to the Children's Mercy in Kansas City.
We have high hopes that she will be able to come home to us on Tuesday. She doesn't need any extra support while in the NICU such as oxygen. They are monitoring her breathing rate because of some possible problems that might occur due to her heart defect. The other concern would be her feeding because she needs to gain weight but because her breathing is higher than normal she tends to burn more calories than a typical baby. Tube feeding is one method that helps her get all of the food that she needs. Hannah has a difficult time nursing due to her closed right nasal passage or due to her heart problem. If Hannah does come home with us we will definitely learn how to tube feed her until she is able to be nursed.
Thank you for those that have kept us in their prays. We truely are grateful for all of the selfless support that has been offered to us this past week. We pray for a good outcome this Tuesday.
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