Sad day

Well today has been full of up's and downs. We had fairly recently acquired a dog from friends that Ethan works with. Well over the last two weeks he has quit eating and had gotten really sick. I went and talked to the vet today and we put him down. I cried for 3 hours and am totally wiped.

Aven is doing great we are at 5 lb 6 oz and she is working on coming off the high oyxgen flow so that we can get her home soon.

Isis is sad that megabyte is gone but we will get him a new puppy this week.

Big Girl

4lbs 4oz

Baldy-boy

Just a quick update, here is a picture of Isis with his new do.

Aven's condition

Yesterday, Avendesora had her eye surgery and it went great. The doctors said she'll need close supervision for the next few weeks and the probably every month afterwards until she's a few years old. The head ultrasound doctor wanted to talk to Brandy and I as we were on our way out of the waiting room to go home. We told him we had some time and he had us meet him in a consultation room. He told us that there is two parts of brain matter, white and gray. The gray matter is used for thinking and high thought processes and the white is for muscle movement and control. Aven's latest ultrasound shows several cysts on her white matter. The doctor told us that this usually leads to cerebral palsy. He told us with the way the ultrasound looked it was a good chance that Aven will have this disease. We were told that the best case scenario would be that she would only be effected in her legs and not have any learning problems. Worst case is that she would not be able to learn in a meaningful way and her whole body would be effected. We have already had numerous miracles with our daughter and we are praying for another one, that our baby girl can grow up and have a productive life and be able to accomplish amazing things. Brandy is going down tomorrow and I'll try to remember to post anything new that she discovers. Thanks for everything everybody has done, we really appreciate it.

The Mondys

p.s. Isis decided to give himself a haircut this morning and is now almost completely bald. Mom wasn't happy.

So Aven has a condition called ROP - Reinopathy of Premeies. Here is a link to learn a bit on that. This is treatable and she will have corrective lazer eye surgery on Friday. Please pray that she rest well and heals well, and that the doctors have the right mindset on Friday.
http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/seehear/winter98/rop.htm

Isis is doing good. If any of you remember he smashed his left big toe in the door a month or so ago. Well the nail has finally fallen off and he is growning the new one. Could take months according to the doctor.

Brandy is stressing about her leave at work, more cause she is a control freak and worries about the person that will do her duties while she is out.

Ethan is working full time at the University - and preping for next semester.

Chunky Monkey

3lbs 15oz

YEAH

Life continues to move forward

Ethan is still working at the University IT department and enjoying it. The IT guys have joined a disc golf league, they had their first "match" or game the other day and Ethan ended up 5 over par.

Our house finally has a partial yard.

I am trying to see Aven as much as possible and have a thing of the jealous bug for all the mommies in the last month that have had their baby after me and already have their babies home.

Aven is continuing to get bigger and has had a lot of changes in her life since Sunday. She is now 3 pounds 1 oz, she is starting to wear clothes, and they have introduce her to a pacifier. She will use the pacifier to learn to suck. All the clothes are to large for her and she really hates her CPAP. The CPAP is your normal Oxygen tube with the prongs, but it irritates her nose, and helps to open her lungs, she also does not like the physical therapist that comes in twice a week. The physical therapist helps her to keep her tone, and Aven thinks that they need to take a flying leap.