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Micro Preemie Updates – Our First Four

August 1, 2015 By Shann 24 Comments

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First, I’d like to thank everyone that continues to come back each Monday and reads about all the really strong families that have experienced a premature birth. Every story amazes me, and I’m so happy I can share them with you and spread awareness.

Today, I’d like to check in with the first four families featured on Micro Preemie Monday and show you how they are doing.  Don’t worry, we’ll see everyone else tomorrow. Then, on Monday, I will be starting up the series again with a whole other group of inspirational stories.

If you’d like to read the original post, please just click on the child’s name.

Let’s start from our first Micro Preemie Monday…

Liam and Kaiden

Twins Liam and Kaiden were only a couple of weeks old when we met them back in June. They were born May 18th, so they are close to three months old. Their due date is coming up on August 27th, and Mom, Renee, shared some updates on Facebook, and gave me permission to share them with you.

Kaiden had to have surgery to place a shunt.  He had hydrocephalus (a medical condition in which there is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the ventricles of the brain,) which kept increasing, even with tapping and removing fluid twice a day.  He is doing great after surgery and weighs just under 5 lbs. He is still on CPAP because they wanted to slowly go from the vent to CPAP to Nasal Cannula after surgery. Today, I bet he will be back on nasal cannula. He’s very close to dropping to 1 liter of oxygen, so should be back on the Nasal Canula soon. It’s the last step to getting off Oxygen and breathing completely on his own.

Liam has started gaining weight, he’s very behind Kaiden (almost 2 lbs now) because his gut hasn’t been tolerating the fortifiers they’ve been putting in Renee’s milk to help him grow. They’ve switched it a couple of times. They are hoping he can put some weight on with this new one so he doesn’t have to get IV nutrition again. He is on 1 liter of oxygen and is about ready to not need any more oxygen!!

Kaiden                                                     Liam

Kaiden updated  Liam updated

Amari Jae

We met Amari, his Mom, Jenise, when Amari was 4 months old. He had been released from the NICU after 84 long days, and had been home for a little less than a month, when we learned his story.

From Jenise:

Amari is now 5 months actual 7 weeks adjusted. 14 lbs, 24 1/2 in. No complications. He is gaining and progressing beautifully! Reacts to our kisses and is always smiling 🙂   One happy baby and our biggest miracle.

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Cambria

We met Cambria and her mom, Becky for our 3rd Micro Preemie Monday. She was born at 27 weeks 6 days, and was 1 lb 5 oz.

Since we’ve met them, Cambria just celebrated her 4th birthday!

She is still having growth problems, and Becky has been fighting hard to get her insurance to cover Human Growth Hormone.

From Becky:

Things are going okay. We have been referred to an entirely new hospital in Minneapolis to see more specialists. It never ends. But we will do what we have to, making sure we are getting her the proper treatment. She just will not grow. Other than that, she is doing awesome. She is in tennis and gymnastics this summer. We are able to venture out a bit more in the summer. She has had pneumonia twice, once in May, that landed her in the hospital and then again in June.  We are so blessed, she is an amazing addition to our family. The battle continues with insurance, but hopefully with these new doctors we will get there.

 

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Avery

We met Avery, and her Mom, Ashley right as they were getting out of the hospital. It was a very exciting time, as Avery had been in the NICU since being born on December 20, 2014 at 23 weeks, 6 days. By the time she was released, she was over 5 months old.

From Ashley:

She is doing great at home. She figured out how to roll from her tummy to her back, but sometimes she’s too stubborn to do so. She’s trying to figure out how to sit up by herself and really wants to stand.

Avery Update Avery update2

These 5 Super Stars are doing amazing.  Feel free to send your good thoughts and wishes in the comments. Thank you again for checking in.

Join me tomorrow, and we’ll see the rest of our amazing Micro Preemies!

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Filed Under: Micro Preemie Mondays, Prematurity Tagged With: Health, Micro preemies, premature birth, siugr, Twins, updates

Comments

  1. pellerini says

    August 1, 2015 at 10:44 am

    I love hearing about these baby super stars! I am so glad they are all progressing and doing well 🙂

    Reply
  2. Becky @ Disney in your Day says

    August 1, 2015 at 11:19 am

    It’s so great to see these updates. It makes me happy to see them growing, and for those that are still dealing with issues my thoughts and prayers go out to them. So many adorable children!

    Reply
  3. rachel Mouton says

    August 1, 2015 at 2:35 pm

    Such sweet little babies <3 Thank you for sharing your story 🙂

    Reply
  4. Alejandra says

    August 1, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    Love hearing the positive stories with our micro babies.
    It gives me strength I can’t wait to bring home my son.

    Reply
    • Shann says

      August 1, 2015 at 9:01 pm

      Thank you Alejandra. How is your son doing? How long has he been in the hospital?

      Reply
  5. Cynthia @craftoflaughter says

    August 1, 2015 at 8:58 pm

    Ok, I just love the updates! I am cheering for them!

    Reply
  6. Claudette Esterine says

    August 1, 2015 at 9:41 pm

    My granddaughter had taught me a new level of respect for preemies. Love your posts chronicling their journey.

    Reply
  7. Leslie says

    August 1, 2015 at 11:25 pm

    Aww! Look at all of these little fighters! They are so precious.

    Reply
  8. michelle bowman says

    August 2, 2015 at 12:19 am

    i love to hearing the positive stories. thank you for sharing .

    Reply
  9. Curtis Joseph says

    August 2, 2015 at 12:46 am

    Glad that they’re all doing well, liking the Ninja Turtle onsie one of the babies is wearing.

    Reply
  10. Shannon says

    August 2, 2015 at 5:27 am

    I love seeing their sweet faces and hearing about their fighting spirits!

    Reply
  11. byecomparison says

    August 2, 2015 at 9:46 am

    Thanks for the update. I just want to give all the moms hugs. Love those sweet little faces–such inspirations they are for all of us!

    Reply
  12. Jeanine says

    August 2, 2015 at 12:54 pm

    This is great. I love to hear how babies do and their little adorable faces, These babes are true rock stars!

    Reply
  13. nmiller00 says

    August 2, 2015 at 4:59 pm

    I love these stories and these pictures. Feels your heart with warm fuzzies!

    Reply
  14. Lauren says

    August 2, 2015 at 5:45 pm

    I love the fact that you have a haven on the Internet like this! It’s always so amazing to see God’s little miracles

    Reply
    • Shann says

      August 2, 2015 at 8:39 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  15. Sandy KS says

    August 2, 2015 at 8:27 pm

    Look at all these cute little micro-preemies. I really love reading their stories and seeing their progress. It is inspiring to see such little ones fight so hard to grow and learn where we take simple things for granted. It really puts things in to perspective.

    Reply
    • Shann says

      August 2, 2015 at 8:38 pm

      Thank you so much for reading!

      Reply
  16. Alex says

    August 2, 2015 at 11:56 pm

    They are all amazing little fighters. Glad to hear they are doing well and I wish them all the best.

    Reply
  17. JessicaACassidy (@wifetoalineman) says

    August 3, 2015 at 7:22 am

    Awww! all of the photos are so precious. These preemies will grow up strong and beautiful. I had a preemie myself and cannot believe he is 12 and almost 100 pounds.

    Reply
  18. thequietgrove says

    August 3, 2015 at 1:50 pm

    Those pictures and updates on those preemies are sooo precious!

    Reply
  19. Elizabeth O. says

    August 3, 2015 at 7:52 pm

    They are super cute! So glad to hear that they are all doing amazing.

    Reply
  20. Victoria says

    August 4, 2015 at 5:51 pm

    I am so glad to hear that they are doing good. They are so adorable.

    Reply
    • Shann says

      August 4, 2015 at 9:08 pm

      Thank you Victoria.

      Reply

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