Well, phase 1 of our journey is complete. We had Parker Kristian Siwek on 5/18. He weighed 6 lb - 13 oz and was 19" at birth, which is good sized for his age (35 weeks). His lungs were a little immature so he was intubated for about 5 hours, and spent another day and half in NICU for further treatment. He was transferred from NICU to our floor's observation nursery just today
. He gets to now spend some time with us in the room for awhile every few hours, which is awesome! We're so happy he's doing so well.
Kris is doing well in recovery from her C-Section. She's getting a little more mobile now and is trying to now catch up on rest too. Certainly a challenge for any new Mom, let alone one with a C-Section incision and an AN to deal with. She's hanging in tough though, and has a light in her eye that I haven't seen in awhile.
Some of her tumor effects have eased a bit, but still everpresent. Friedman and Schwartz have both stopped by and checked on her and feel she is doing well and we can continue on course for a June 4th translab. Whether her downturn with her symptoms the last month prior to surgery were due to estrogen fuel or fluid retention I guess we really won't know, but I'm just glad things have let up a bit so she can recover for a few weeks instead of rushing into another major surgery.
Thanks to everyone for their support, especially the local Los Angeles AN welcome wagon and some of Kris' special telephone buddies (you know who you are). We can't begin to tell you how much the help has eased our transition to this crazy whirlwind of a journey we're on.
Phase 2 starts soon, so we'll keep you posted on that as it draws near.
