Sorry for the lack of an update yesterday - we had a very busy day as you'll see below, but we wanted to give you all the latest news on everything.
Most importantly, Jenna and Sam continue to get better every day. Jenna is doing really well. She has come off oxygen completely, started feeding yesterday (a mix of formula and through a nasal tube) and is tolerating that very well. The doctors are very happy with her and should she continue this way, they expect her to be released by Monday!
As for our little guy, Sam is on a good road to recovery. As you know he was placed on a ventilator on Tuesday afternoon. He was having breathing issues due to one of his lungs not being fully developed. The ventilator started at 100% oxygen being provided, and over the course of two days he was weaned down to 85, 65, etc, all the way to 30% which is the lowest level. He was then switched to CPAP via the ventilator which is pretty much him breathing on his own with just a little support. As soon as they feel he is able to do without that they will remove the ventilator. As anxious as we are for that to happen, we realize it needs to be at the right time. We are hopeful that will be within the next 24 hours. Once that happens, they monitor him closely for 48 hours to ensure his breathing remains stable, and then if that continues he will be following Jenna's route (oxygen for a day or two, then feeding, then home).
We have been to see them every day. That takes a few hours as the clinic is 30-40 minutes away, and we spend some time with their doctor too. He is excellent - in addition to time with him then, we speak at least twice a day via cell phone. As they are still in the NICU, we can't hold them or touch them yet which is very difficult for us, but deep down I am sure they know we're near. And the long awaited first photo of our princess is below:
As Sam is still on the breathing machine we can't get a good photo but he looks very much like her!
In other news, I (Alan) got a pretty bad 24 hour stomach bug yesterday. I have no idea what I ate (have been so good with bottled water and pretty much just bread), but it was a rough day for me! I feel much better today though.
We also moved to a new hotel, the Sahara Star (www.saharastar.com). This one is great, and will be home for the next two weeks until our original arrival date and we move to Meluha as planned.
And finally, Eddie is doing great. Niki sends us updates daily and I think he has a new best friend in her! Here's a photo of him that we thought you'd like:
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. We all have so much to be grateful for. Sending lots of love from Mumbai to all of you. More updates to come soon.
Most importantly, Jenna and Sam continue to get better every day. Jenna is doing really well. She has come off oxygen completely, started feeding yesterday (a mix of formula and through a nasal tube) and is tolerating that very well. The doctors are very happy with her and should she continue this way, they expect her to be released by Monday!
As for our little guy, Sam is on a good road to recovery. As you know he was placed on a ventilator on Tuesday afternoon. He was having breathing issues due to one of his lungs not being fully developed. The ventilator started at 100% oxygen being provided, and over the course of two days he was weaned down to 85, 65, etc, all the way to 30% which is the lowest level. He was then switched to CPAP via the ventilator which is pretty much him breathing on his own with just a little support. As soon as they feel he is able to do without that they will remove the ventilator. As anxious as we are for that to happen, we realize it needs to be at the right time. We are hopeful that will be within the next 24 hours. Once that happens, they monitor him closely for 48 hours to ensure his breathing remains stable, and then if that continues he will be following Jenna's route (oxygen for a day or two, then feeding, then home).
We have been to see them every day. That takes a few hours as the clinic is 30-40 minutes away, and we spend some time with their doctor too. He is excellent - in addition to time with him then, we speak at least twice a day via cell phone. As they are still in the NICU, we can't hold them or touch them yet which is very difficult for us, but deep down I am sure they know we're near. And the long awaited first photo of our princess is below:
As Sam is still on the breathing machine we can't get a good photo but he looks very much like her!
In other news, I (Alan) got a pretty bad 24 hour stomach bug yesterday. I have no idea what I ate (have been so good with bottled water and pretty much just bread), but it was a rough day for me! I feel much better today though.
We also moved to a new hotel, the Sahara Star (www.saharastar.com). This one is great, and will be home for the next two weeks until our original arrival date and we move to Meluha as planned.
And finally, Eddie is doing great. Niki sends us updates daily and I think he has a new best friend in her! Here's a photo of him that we thought you'd like:
Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. We all have so much to be grateful for. Sending lots of love from Mumbai to all of you. More updates to come soon.
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