Yesterday we took Gabe to see the eye doctor and we are happy to report that his eyes "look great" according to the doctor. This means that his eyes are fully vascularized and Gabe does not need any more follow up visits to check for ROP. He will still get a normal eye follow up exam in a few months---just no more need for the two week check.
We also took Gabe to see his neurosurgeon, Dr. Riva-Cambrin. Gabe's head is
down to the 97th percentile in size. This is great news. The doctor was pleased with how Gabe's shunt looks. The only exception is that there is a slight build up of fluid in two places: right where the ventricular catheter comes to the top of the skull near the fontanel and near the pressure valve a couple inches above his ear. We learned that the fluid is in fact cerebral-spinal fluid that is leaking out of his ventricles and instead of going down the tube is going around the tube. The doctor instructed us to have Gabe sleep at a 45 degree angle for a couple days to help the fluid drain in the right pathway.
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| Note Gabe's fluid build-up bulging around his shunt. |
On the home front, things are wonderful having the twins home. It is especially nice from my perspective getting to help feed them and spend so much time with them at this age. They are adorable and they joy of having a newborn is simply doubled with twins.
Our skills are improving at handling to babies: the other night I successfully held both boys while standing up and rocking them
and feeding one a bottle. If you think about it, it's pretty tricky.
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| Three of the most beautiful things on this earth. |
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| Two sleeping twins is a real treat! |
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| No, this is not done with smoke and mirrors. |
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| Airing out their derrieres. Darn those pesky rashes. |
