January 27, 2008 by Monica Sepper
Katie Lynn had her first play date!!! It was so much fun, we had a play date with Kristin and her baby girl, Emma Kate. It was so nice to catch up on things, I feel like it has been ages since I have seen my friends. You don’t know how much you miss talking to your friends when you see them everyday and then you go to not seeing anyone for days on end.
The girls had a good time, they laughed, they cried, I think they had some good talks. It was neat to see them together and communicate. Here they are playing on the floor…or maybe just laying there.
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January 23, 2008 by Tom Sepper
Note: Be sure you’ve read two previous posts (Update on Katie Lynn and When It Rains..) before reading this post.
Katie Lynn was released from the hospital on Christmas Day. On our way home, we stopped by the NICU ward to donate the ostomy supplies we thankfully no longer needed. The Covenant NICU unit was amazing, and while we don’t even know if they could use the supplies, we knew that it was something to offer back.
To continue the trend of being in the hospital on holidays, we discover on New Year’s Eve that Katie Lynn needed another blood transfusion (she had two while she was in NICU). She was very anemic after her surgeries and actually needed two transfusions. She was only admitted for the one day (overnight) and was released on New Year’s Day.
Katie Lynn was taken off TPN on January 10th and has done exceptionally well with just her formula/breastmilk combination! We are transitioning to a 100% formula mix this week.
Early last week, we were attempting to flush her broviac with sterile saline but were met with 100% resistance; we couldn’t flush it. We called the surgeon, and he informed us that was normal and not to worry. He told us to call his office in the morning to set up an appointment to have it removed. The broviac was removed yesterday.
As Monica pointed out, we went from a potential 1825 days down to 50 days. If you include the time after her third surgery, that gets increased to roughly 80 days.
Katie Lynn’s resilience and strength has amazed us beyond belief. We are in awe of her and thank the good Lord for her speedy recovery.
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January 20, 2008 by Monica Sepper
Many times when someone sees a baby, the first thing they ask is, “Is it a girl or a boy?”
We were out to dinner and a guy comes over to look at Katie Lynn. He then proceeds to ask, “is it a girl or a boy?” This is the thought that goes through my head… “why are you asking? what is confusing to you…is it the pink outfit or the purple blanket, or is it the huge bow on top of her head?!?!” Then I politely answer, it is a girl.
I guess this means I just need to go out and buy bigger bows. I know guys wear pink here and there but when did they start to wear bows?
This is what she had on….does this confuse you?
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January 11, 2008 by Tom Sepper
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