I’m not sure where to begin, the past several days have been
mostly a blur. I’ll start with the most
important part: Welcome to the world sweet Alessandra!
Alessandra Rose Sachet was born kicking and screaming to a
team of health professionals on June 28th, 2012 at 11:07 pm,
weighing 6 pounds and 13 ounces. She was
born with heterotaxy asplenia and is thriving!
For this I thank God. She will
not need the first surgical procedure on her heart; she is doing so well
oxygenating on her own. Her O2 stats are
only slightly below normal and she will turn a little blue if she gets really
upset. All the more reason to love her
and keep her happy :)
Her intestines look great and she will not need any surgery for
malrotation. She is asplenic and has to
take daily antibiotics but that’s okay, we know we can do this.
After camping out at the Phoenix Children’s Hospital NICU
for the past few days undergoing tests and monitoring, we were released today
to come home as a complete family. I am
so thankful for this. I know that we
will have a challenging journey ahead but I am so happy and blessed that for
now, we are all okay.
I’ll post some more pictures soon!!
~Melissa
What a miracle! I can't believe things are going so well and you get to go home! This is what we've been praying for!
ReplyDeleteI've got goosebumps all over. I'm so so happy for you. She's beautiful!
Mark, Melissa, and Bailey- Your little miracle lady is so beautiful. Dave and I both got teary eyed reading your post. So happy for you all, and can't believe my own luck: I get to have TWO luminous nieces now. Love to you all. Uncle Bryan
ReplyDeletei'm so glad she's already home with you! I only hope and pray she continues to thrive like she has been. From one heterotaxy mother to another, you were blessed with one beautiful baby who will do wonders in her lifetime:)
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