- 2010
- April
- 19
- Positive home pregnancy test!
- 20
- Pregnancy confirmed at the doctor's office!
- May
- June
- July
- 20
- OB/GYN appointment shows "incompetent cervix" and Heather is hospitalized
- 21
- Heather has a cerclage placed
- 23
- Heather is discharged from the hospital
- August
- 4
- Heather spends a day at the hospital due to uterine irritability
- 5
- OB checkup, 3D ultrasounds of the babies
- 6
- Heather is placed on strict bedrest by her doctor
- 22-24
- Heather is hospitalized due to pre-term labor and later discharged
- 27
- Heather is rehospitalized for pre-term labor again
- September
- 8
- Eliza, Charlotte, and Oliver are born by emergency C-section
- 11
- Oliver dies suddenly
- 12
- Heather is discharged from the hospital after two weeks
- 16
- Eliza undergoes abdominal surgery due to a perforated bowel, and has an ileostomy placed.
- 21
- Eliza and Charlotte are found to have Klebsiella infections.
- Charlotte undergoes abdominal surgery due to a perforated bowel and has a drain placed
- 27
- Charlotte undergoes a second abdominal surgery and has an ileostomy placed.
- October
- 1
- Charlotte dies
- 2
- First "kangaroo care" with Eliza
- 3
- Eliza graduates from ventilator to CPAP (breathing mask) for the first time
- 8
- Eliza is one month old
- Eliza is found to have a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) - a leaky heart valve.
- 14
- Eliza has PDA ligation surgery to close her PDA
- 16
- Eliza's first milk (through feeding tube)
- 21
- Eliza's first taste of milk
- November
- 8
- Eliza is two months old
- Eliza's growth (failure to thrive) continues to be a concern
- 21
- Eliza weighs 2 pounds!
- 25
- Eliza weighs 1000 grams (1 kilogram)!
- December
- 1
- Eliza was moved from the ICN (intensive care nursery) to the TCN (transitional care nursery)
- 2
- Eliza wore real clothes for the first time
- Eliza was fed from a bottle for the first time
- 3
- First eye laser procedure to treat Eliza's ROP (retinopathy of prematurity
- 8
- Eliza is 3 months old!
- Eliza's first "lick and learn" session (intro to breastfeeding)
- 10
- Eliza graduated from an Isolette to a crib
- 15
- Eliza's PICC line clots and is removed
- 16
- Eliza has her picture taken with Santa
- Second eye laser procedure to treat Eliza's ROP
- 18
- Eliza's first bath in a tub!
- 21
- Eliza gets a new PICC
- 25
- Merry Christmas!
- A new feeding plan - full calories from TPN, anything from the bottle is just a bonus
- 27
- Happy due date, Eliza!
- Eliza has her first spit-up - on Aunt Hannah
- April
- 2011
- January
- 3-5
- Klebsiella infection
- 8
- Eliza is four months old!
- 11
- Eliza weighs 2 kilograms (4.5 lb) so we can start planning for her surgery
- 13
- Barium trace confirms that Eliza's bowels are clear to be reconnected
- 20
- Eliza has surgery to reconnect her bowels (reanastomosis)
- 24
- First bowel movement post-surgery - it worked!
- 27
- Eliza is one month adjusted age
- 29-30
- We "room in" with Eliza at the hospital for the first time in preparation for going home
- February
- 1-3
- Eliza's discharge from the hospital is delayed due to feeding difficulties
- 5
- Eliza has a urinary tract infection
- 8
- Eliza is five months old!
- 9
- Eliza goes back on the NG tube (feeding tube) to supplement her bottle feeding
- 13
- Eliza weighs 6 lb 5 oz
- 17
- Eliza is discharged from the hospital!
- 17-28
- We take Eliza to the pediatrician many times
- 20
- We take Eliza on a walk around our neighborhood for the first time
- Eliza starts to babble and chatter
- March
- 3
- Eliza's first followup visit at the SICC
- 8
- Eliza is six months old!
- First in-home consultation with Early Intervention
- Eliza is definitely tracking moving objects with her eyes!
- 27
- Eliza is three months adjusted age
- April
- 8
- Eliza is seven months old!
- 19
- Eliza has surgery to place a G tube (gastrostomy tube)
- 30
- We walk with Eliza in the March of Dimes March for Babies
- May
- 8
- Eliza is eight months old!
- 14
- Eliza goes to the ICN Reunion and is one of the smallest birthweight babies attending
- June
- 8
- Eliza is nine months old!
- July
- 8
- Eliza is ten months old!
- 17
- Eliza gets introduced to baby food, starting with carrots.
- August
- 8
- Eliza is eleven months old!
- September
- October
- 1
- Memorial service for Oliver and Charlotte
- 2
- Eliza's first tooth
- 8
- Eliza is thirteen months old!
- 10 ?
- Eliza starts wearing an eye patch for her strabismus
- 22
- Eliza's first swim class
- 23
- We take Eliza to the state fair
- 29
- Eliza's first Halloween at home
- November
- 3
- Developmental assessment at SICC
- 8
- Eliza is fourteen months old!
- 13
- Eliza can stay sitting upright for 30 seconds
- December
- 6
- Eliza weighs almost 20 pounds and has six teeth now
- 8
- Eliza is fifteen months old!
- 24
- Eliza can clap her hands and laugh
- 25
- Eliza's "first Christmas" (...at home)
- January
- 2012
- January
- 8
- Eliza is sixteen months old!
- ?
- Switched to a new formula (Nutren Jr.) and started having good weight gain again
- February
- 3
- Eliza has ten teeth and can reach while sitting
- 8
- Eliza is seventeen months old!
- 13
- Eliza can roll over repeatedly
- 14
- Valentine's day - Eliza's last "first holiday at home"
- 17
- One year since Eliza came home from the hospital!
- March
- 8
- Eliza is eighteen months old!
- 11
- Eliza can sit up on her own and begins to army crawl
- 30
- Eliza's cousin Ben is born
- April
- 5
- Eliza's first plane trip
- 8
- Eliza is nineteen months old!
- 19
- Eliza starts to crawl!
- May
- 8
- Eliza is 20 months old!
- 11
- Eliza takes a trip to the beach and plays in the pool
- 16
- Eliza's G-tube is replaced with a G-J tube
- 17
- Eliza's G-J tube is defective and is temporarily replaced with a G-tube again
- 18
- New G-J tube is placed, upside-down
- 21
- Eliza's G-J tube has to be replaced again
- June
- 1
- Eliza starts pulling up to stand
- 7
- Increased overnight feeding rate (now 70 mL/hr) and decreased bolus feeding volume during the day (now 100 mL per meal) to reduce Eliza's reflux
- 8
- Eliza is 21 months old!
- 12
- Eliza can stack blocks two and three high
- 13
- Eliza can sit back down from standing
- 29
- Eliza starts learning to climb the stairs
- July
- 2
- Eliza is pulling up to stand easily
- 8
- Eliza is 22 months old!
- Eliza's first trip to the children's museum
- 14
- Eliza participates in a photo shoot for children with special needs
- 16
- Eliza is starting to show an understanding of words and instructions
- Eliza stands, shifts her weight and lifts alternate feet to help take her clothes off at bath time
- 31
- Eliza starts being able to cruise along the couch while standing
- August
- 1
- Eliza has eye surgery to help with her strabismus
- 5
- Eliza starts being able to hold a crayon in her fist and move it around on paper
- Changing formula from Nutren Jr. to Peptamen Jr. to reduce Eliza's reflux
- 6
- Eliza makes her animal toys "drink" from a water trough toy
- 7
- Eliza can climb all the way up the stairs and back down again!
- 8
- Eliza is 23 months old!
- 9
- 18-month (adjusted age) SICC followup has her at 15 months cognitively, 12 months otherwise
- 16
- Eliza's first baby sign, "please"!
- Eliza eats more than an ounce in a single sitting for the first time
- 18
- Eliza stands unsupported for a few moments
- 23
- Eliza eats 2 oz. of food in a single meal for the first time
- 28
- Eliza takes her first steps in PT with the aid of a walker
- September
- 1
- Eliza can climb up onto the couch
- 2
- Eliza starts to know her body parts - ears, hair, nose, hands, etc.
- 8
- Eliza's second birthday!
- January
Eliza's Timeline
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