Today, while Mommy was holding Callie, she found her thumb! It was so cute! She has a hard time actually coordinating it most of the time, but today she was able to suck on it all by herself!!Medically, today had its ups and downs. This morning, Callie had her first eye exam. It is very common for premies to get a disease called ROP, Retinopathy of Prematurity. If diagnosed early, they are able to perform laser surgery. But if left undetected, it can lead to blindness. So they start these exams on the babies when they are still fairly young. So far, Callie is disease free! They will check her again in two weeks. The problem is that these exams are very traumatic for the babies. They warned us ahead of time to expect a bad 24 hours following the eye exam, but it is still hard to prepare to watch your baby struggle. We definitely saw that she was off this afternoon and evening, with an increased amount of Bradys. We just pray that she feels like herself again tomorrow!
Callie,
ReplyDeleteStay strong little girl and today you will feel much better.
You are so cute sucking on your thumb!
Love,
Aunt Britty
This picture is priceless. How adorable!
ReplyDeleteWe're hoping she can settle back down today after yesterday's eye exam and get back into her "comfort zone." We are so glad to hear that so far she is ROP free!! That's great news.
All our love,
Kim and Jack
XOXOXO
The picture is priceless! Hopefully she will have a better day today.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work, Callie.
We love you,
XOXOXO
That is soooo cute! Great news about your eyes, let's hope it continues. Hope your day is better today. Be a good little girl for Mommy and Daddy. See you soon. Love you so much sweetie.
ReplyDeleteHope your sweet baby girl is having a better day. Keep growing Callie, we need you to get big and strong!
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Don, Lisa and Dean
Happy news about her vision! And we love seeing her getting some tummy time. She really looks like shes improving every day. We hope you're hanging in there Mommy & Daddy and hoping Callie has a better day today recovering from her exam. Keep up the great work Callie. You're looking great little girl..
ReplyDeleteCallie you are so stinkin' cute!!
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear her eyes are looking good so far. I know it's probably hard to watch as they examine her eyes, but prevention is so important. Marci, will remember my "four eyes" days but now glasse free, it's amazing how far science has come, as you both know first hand. Hang in there and thanks for the continued updates!!
Love ya,
~Sara
She is so adorable! Glad to hear she is ROP free so far! Hopefully that thumb will help her relax today, she deserves it. And so do mommy and daddy.
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Al
Wow! She found her thumb a LOT quicker than Claire. She just got the hang of thumb sucking this past weekend. I have a feeling Callie is going to be a life-long over-achiever! That's also wonderful news about her eye exam. I hope you continue to get more and more good news every day.
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Eva
O.K. soon these pics are going to make up the cutest book ever. Your Callie is going to need an agent! Love hearing the great eye news! Keep strong Marci and Lee, Callie keep up the awesome progress and growing and I'll keep praying! God's peace and love to all three of you.
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