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Hannah is sick.
At 2am the nurses came in to wake Tanya so she could feed. Before she fed they took Hannah to the nursery for her vitals. The nurse noticed that Hannah was having a bit of trouble breathing, so they called our pediatrician. After that, they admitted Hannah to the NICU.
So far they have run two different courses of anti-biotics, taken a blood sample and a x-ray. Also, because Hannah has birthmarks they took a blood sample on her birthday to test her hemoglobin levels. Thank God that our peditrician also had them run a culture on it as it gets us 36 hours ahead in finding out what might be wrong for sure. Another clue they have to help is they did a biopsy of Tanya's placenta and it showed a low grade infection. The nurses stressed that it being low grade (stage 1) was a good thing as it is a very good indicator of what it is and how she got it.
But right now the neo-natologist thinks it is early stages of bacterial pneumonia. So Hannah will need to be in the NICU for at least 7 days. She will be OK, but it will just take time.
Naturally we are both rather upset and Tanya especially so. But being the amazing person she is, all she could talk about to the nurses was what she needs to do to ensure that Hannah gets all the milk she needs. As I type this she is pumping. We have to check out sometime today as they are really busy in here. (Must have been something in the water those few weeks in January...LOL) So there is no sense in us hoggin up a post-natal room when Tanya is fine, Hannah is in NICU and other new moms need the space. My mom being here is also a Godsend as I will have to go back to work on Monday and Tanya will need to travel back and forth to here at least twice a day.
So we need extra special PT prayers for the next few days, for Hannah and Tanya.
Finally, no news is good news. Do not worry extra if we do not post regular updates. As we learn things we will share what we can. I don't want to get on a regular update schedule adn then miss some time and have you all worry too much.
I said a special prayer for this wonderful community of people. You have no idea how comforting it is to have a family THIS BIG.
My prayer for Hannah...
Gracious Heavenly Father... Thank you for yet another day in your wonderful creation. Thank you for the blessing that is our daughter Hannah. We ask that you watch over her and keep her safe. Be with her doctors and nurses, guide their hands, hearts and minds as they take care of Hannah. Help them to find and treat the infection that she has and make Hannah well soon.
We know You have a reason for everything and will never burden us with more than we can handle. Thank you for the wisdom we will gain through this experience as I know it will make us better parents for Hannah.
For everything we give You praise.
In our Saviors name, Amen
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