Two Steps Forward One Step Back
Gregor
Last night (Sunday) was a bit of a setback. We got back to the hospital to be informed that the doctor was cocerned about Arrowen not digesting enough of her formula that is being tube fed so they have put her on an IV.This was the first time that her overall direction has not been improving and it certainly hit Nicole and me like a ton of bricks. This morning I feel physically sore...

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The Wise Little Lioness
Nicole
Wise little girlCute bubbles that look like words coming from her mouth.  She has a lot to say and I never want to stop listening.  I will always keep my ears and heart open to her.A fighting spirit shines through her struggles...

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Her First Cast
Gregor
The Ponsetti Specialist stopped by the NICU today and had a look at a much stronger looking and cuter Arrowen than we had put to bed last night. Day three and she was letting the doc know she didn't care for his checking out her pelvic function (by pushing against her legs at the hips in ways that had Nicole and I thinking the next sound would be the snap of some little bone). Passed the hip check with flying colours and the doctor proceeded to say that he felt that her foot was well within the bounds of repair, and said he was ready to do the first cast.Nicole got to be doctor's assistant and held her foot and hip in place and two minutes later there was Arrowen in a leg cast...

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Day 2
Gregor
Well, all the love and prayers and such have seemed to have had a positive effect. If that means you, then we are most grateful. The improvement in Arrowen (and Nicole and I) was significant on day 2.While Arrowen was sleeping and approching her first complete day a group of shamans in England were performing a distant healing ritual on her...

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Birth
Gregor
The Chinese say it is a very auspicious day, but I'm not Chinese. Certainly looks good: 08/08/08. Has a nice ring, don't you think? Born at 4:12 am, (factors of 8) so must be even more auspicious, don't you think?Well, nothing easy is worth having they say, right? So this must be very worth having. In spite of a hole between the left and right ventricles in her heart and a case of Pulmonary Valve Stenosis, Arrowen has muscled her way through to planet Earth...

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