SIX months old!!

Happy Birthday Brooke!! Brooke is now officially SIX months old!! She got a couple of presents for her birthday. I finished knitting her a little blankie - it took me seven months and isn't big enough to cover her, but hopefully she will still love it. A huge thank you to Paula Suominen for teaching me how to knit while on bed rest and to Madeline, Diane, & Lynn, the nurses in the ISCU who helped me throughout the process. Another huge thank you to Megan & Mercedes who made her the beautiful birthday poster that now hangs above her bed. Brooke is the oldest girl in the ISCU and her bed is the most decorated!!

The other birthday present wasn't so nice. Brooke came down with a 104.8 fever on Sunday. Her blood pressure kept getting lower and she just seemed really uncomfortable. They figured out that she now has a staph infection. This is only the cause of her fever on Sunday. They do not believe this is what caused the previous week's issues. They caught the high fever quickly and immediately started her on antibiotics. We are hopeful that since it was caught so quickly it will not cause any major problems for her.

Although this wasn't the ideal birthday, we are thrilled that she is now six months old. My perspective has changed on this. A month ago, I was dreading her six month birthday thinking that she had been in the hospital for half a year and I couldn't believe it had been so long. Now I am so thankful that she is still here and still fighting. Happy Birthday Brooke!