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our miracle baby Evelyn

hgpatton08 - 04:54am May 18, 2011 EST

our baby was due 8/12/11 but at 20 weeks we discovered i had a shortened cervix, i was put on moderate bed rest until she was born or my cervix got a bit longer. The weekend of easter i was admitted into the hospital for being dehydrated and so they gave me a shot of steroids and magnesium sulfate to help stop early labor and to help baby against brain bleeds. The following monday my water broke and i was re-admitted and was told that i was going to stay there for 10 weeks so she could get bigger but on tuesday morning i was having cramps and about 11am i started having contractions and around 1:30-2pm my membranes ruptured so I had a c-section. And Evelyn Gail was born at 2:06 pm on 4/26/11 she was 24 weeks and 4 days. But she is doing real well in the NICU and we are doing skin to skin which she loves

They are hoping that she will come home on her due date so here's hoping!!!

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hgpatton08 - Jul 5, 2011 4:35 am (#6 Total: 15)

Sorry for taking so long with an update so here it is: as of 7/3/11 she was 4lbs!!! We are now nursing which is a whole different experience, she is off cpap and is on a high flow nasal camula and doing awesome so maybe, maybe not she might come home beginning of August!!!!!

Mary X - Jul 5, 2011 1:06 pm (#7 Total: 15)

That's great news! Wishing you all the best and hoping that Evelyn will be home soon. Thanks for the update.

Hunter and Randi's Mom - Jul 5, 2011 2:29 pm (#8 Total: 15)

I'm so glad to hear Evelyn Gail is doing well, despite her early start. Its wonderful that she is off cpap and nursing! She must be loving that special time with you! I hope she comes home with you soon! Keep us posted!
Marissa

hgpatton08 - Jul 25, 2011 9:02 pm (#9 Total: 15)

more updates!!! Miss Evelyn is now 5lbs and we are hoping she comes home very soon!!! it's more than likely that she will come home with oxygen but if that's all then i'm all for it!!

hgpatton08 - Oct 6, 2011 5:56 am (#10 Total: 15)

wow time really flies, so as of 10/4/11 she is 8lbs 4.6oz!!!! she is still on the oxygen but we are hoping she'll be off by christmas, she is also wearing the 0-3mo clothes which are still a little big but that's ok..oh and she is 20 1/2 in

brookeg - Oct 6, 2011 10:27 pm (#11 Total: 15)

That's so wonderful to hear. I hope she keeps up with her great progress
Brooke

meganstewart - Oct 9, 2011 2:24 am (#12 Total: 15)

Congratulations on all Evelyn's progress! I'm glad to hear that you all are doing so well! Thanks for the update!

Megan.

hgpatton08 - Jul 11, 2012 6:12 pm (#13 Total: 15)

so sorry for not keeping up with this blog, i'm not so good at this lol well little miss evelyn is 14mo old and 15lbs!!! she's crawling and saying some words like na-na, ba-ba, da-da, ma-ma and screaming (in a good way lol) she is doing so wonderfully. i thank you all who have read this and left your comments

Hunter and Randi's Mom - Jul 19, 2012 1:51 pm (#14 Total: 15)

I'm so glad to hear that Evelyn is doing so well! It sounds like she is right on track! Thanks for the update!
Marissa

lvazquez - Jul 22, 2012 1:19 am (#15 Total: 15)

Mom to Donovyn (32 weeker), Tristyn (34 weeker), and Naethyn (30 weeker born sleeping)

I LOVE her name! I'm so glad to read that Evelyn is doing great and is a happy 14 months old! Goes by fast, huh? I hope you are taking lots of pics. The screaming, yeah, still there for us too. She's going to marvel at her birth story and your strength as she grows:) Thanks for giving us an update.

Lindsay

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