[Finnur’s sister, Steinunn, and her boyfriend Einar just arrived from Iceland. They’ll be staying with us for 10 days, and then Anna will get her bed back (and not a moment too soon in her opinion!). I spent the day at home yet again, I’m still not quite healthy yet. Bjarki’s third eye exam wasRead more
[I just got back from the hospital and the biggest news item is that Bjarki has “graduated” from the incubator – is now big enough to maintain his body temperature at room temperature so he doesn’t need the incubator any more. It may seem this would mean that it is less of a hassle toRead more
[Nobody slept well in this house last night. Around 2 am Anna started waking up every 30 mins or so crying and complaining of an ear ache. We gave her some painkillers but it didn’t really seem to help much. So we took her to see a doctor this morning who diagnosed her with anRead more
[I went to visit Bjarki tonight and I must say I recognize my boy again. Last night he seemed unlike himself, annoyed and uncomfortable and kept experiencing a drop in oxygen saturation. Tonight, however, he seemed completely different: content and was back to his old self. He fell asleep in my arms as usual afterRead more
[I absolutely abhor the health insurance system in the USA. Actually, I hate it, loathe it and despise it. I just received two bills in the mail from the hospital, and they caused me to spend the better part of the afternoon on the phone. Now, in any other civilized country, say Iceland, you payRead more
[Bjarki’s 7 weeks old today, or 33 weeks or minus seven. He’s still “desatting” and apparently low on some nutrients so they decided to reduce the breastmilk volume a bit and fortify it with formula. They suspect he might be suffering from reflux from his stomach, so less volume might mean less reflux. To testRead more
[Finnur went to the hospital today at noon to meet the developmental psychologist at Bjarki’s bedside. As they were talking about Bjarki’s status, the eye-doctor popped up and asked for 5 seconds to do an eye exam. The result of the eye exam was stage I ROP much like last week, which is good newsRead more
[Bjarki still holding steady. Continues on the nasal cannula but keeps “desatting” which is holding him in the NICU. I went and got more medication today, this time an inhalation steroid and some antibiotics just to be sure. Got my blood drawn and found out that I’m not anemic. Still waiting on the coughing toRead more
[A quiet weekend is drawing to a close. Finnur went to hold Bjarki both days, but now around lunchtime. So far Bjarki’s still on the nasal cannula and the doc said that if he stays on the cannula (and nothing unexpected comes up), then he might be transferred “down” to the intermediate nursery this week,Read more
[I went to the hospital after dinner tonight to hold Bjarki. He looked good; still had the cannula in his nose, which is good because last time he only lasted a day on that. He is therefore slowly making progress. His feed is now up to 36ml of milk, which is supplemented with iron andRead more
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