NICU Updates

Emilia Rose

16 pounder

Well guys, Emilia is going to hit 10 months in two days! She weighed in at 16 pounds for the first time today! We are over the moon with...

May 8, 20242 min read

Roll Out

Our tiny friend is coming home! She gained a smidge for 2 days then had some good growth the last 24 hours; .17 lb. We woke up this...

Mar 21, 20241 min read

Day 3 update - no weight gain

It's been a long weekend. Good news is they've dropped the blood draws to every 12 hours instead of every 8. They took out the IV, for...

Mar 18, 20241 min read

Failure to Thrive

We've been struggling getting Emilia to eat since Christmas. We all had COVID and at first the pediatrician thought it might have been...

Mar 16, 20246 min read

2 months and 2 days - going strong

We’ve been home TWO MONTHS! Emilia has doubled in size. She is 11lbs. She is wearing 3–6-month-old clothing now! Half of her 3-month...

Dec 8, 20234 min read

Testing, 1,2,3...

This morning started with learning how to use all of the oxygen equipment we'll be taking home. I took videos and notes. The pulse...

Oct 2, 20233 min read

Catching Up - Surgery Updates

It’s been a whirlwind of a week. Monday, shortly after I posted about all the good news and asked for prayers, Emilia went back on high...

Sep 28, 20234 min read

Big News _ Calling for Prayers

We have some great news! Emilia has been breathing on her own without support since yesterday morning!! She even kept strong during her...

Sep 25, 20231 min read

Winding Road

Up to 30% of premature babies are born with an inguinal hernia. Well dang. I'm over here packing boxes since the high flow oxygen moved...

Sep 19, 20233 min read

No News is Good News & Good News is Great

I have some great news. Emilia is down to 3 liters/min on high flow oxygen and she is doing great. Once she is on 2 liters and doing well...

Sep 14, 20231 min read

What's Happening?

Welcome to Emilia Rose's NICU updates blog. Here, we will keep you updated on Emilia's progress and share our journey with you. We appreciate all the love, prayers, and support you have shown us during this difficult time.

Emilia was born 7.11.2023 at 25 weeks & 5 days, weighing 1lb 7oz. Angelica has preeclampsia and was in Lubbock. She checked into UMC Health ER with a blood pressure (BP) of 210/110, and a urine protein level of 8. Some very hard decisions had to be made.

We were able to give Emilia two extra days which allowed her to have steroid shots to help her air sacs. Her organs are not fully developed.

We will be here in Lubbock with her for the foreseeable future.