Update on Missy

We moved to the new room last night at 11:30. I left this morning to pick up JJ and do some things at home. Missy seems to be doing well with the Heparin. Her blood pressure is down as is her heart rate. My thought is that the clots are dissolving and her heart doesn't have to work as hard. I haven't spoken to her since she's seen the Doctors. I will update again once I have anything relevant to post.

Online CareCalendar

2/19/2010

At this point, the doctors aren't so concerned with the clotting, so
long as more don't develop. The real issue is the preeclampsia. They
are giving us a prognosis of about one to 1 1/2 weeks until delivery
if all goes well. However, preeclampsia is very unpredictable, so the
situation could change at any moment, forcing us into a caesarean.

We appreciate all of the kind offers to help our family over the next
couple of months. The next few days and weeks are highly
unpredictable, but we have set up an online CareCalendar for March and
April. If you are interested in assisting with meals or childcare,
please follow the directions below for volunteering. If you would
like, please sign up with a friend to help with a meal or childcare.
We are new at using this CareCalendar; you should be able to see a
listing of open needs and ones that have been filled.

If you have further questions or need to contact us, we've found that
email is the best method to reach us (mhbain@gatech.edu); it has been
difficult to answer the phone at times and we sometimes don't get a
great signal in the hospital room.

Thank you for all of your thoughts and generosity.

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Missy at Northside

2/19/2010

Wednesday after lunch Missy noticed her feet swelling and felt like
she had some high blood pressure / chest pain. She called her
doctor's office and they wanted her to go immediately to Northside.
She arrived here on Wednesday around 5 to get her blood pressure under
control. We spent 11 hours yesterday having non-stop tests to
determine why her heart rate was so high and why she had chest
pressure/discomfort. Of course, on the last test they discovered she
has many small blood clots in her lungs - which is a serious
condition. She has been in two different rooms at Northside and is
now getting ready to get transferred to the High Risk wing as soon as
a bed opens.

The great news is is that the twins look great! Their heart rates and
movements are terrific and they are unaffected by it all. We are
trying to get the correct dose of Heparin blood thinner in her system
and then go from there. At that point they will decide if she has a
cesarean or remain on bedrest (I assume in the hospital, but we've not
been told). Saturday the twins will be 33 weeks and we really need to
try to get them to 36 weeks to decrease their time in the NICU.

JJ's Pre-K Graduation

Congratulations!

Snow Day

Sunday, March 1st brought snow to Atlanta! JJ was so excited to go out and play once enough snow had accumulated.

JJ's 5th Birthday Party

Make a wish!

Happy 5th Birthday, JJ!

We got an early start to the day today, and had breakfast at the Waffle House. JJ really enjoyed his chocolate chip waffle. Now we're ready for a fun day at work/school, then a Chinese dinner tonight with Aunt Jennifer... happy birthday to her, too!