Mom, Grandma, and Calla enjoying a moment

Calla is growing by the ounce it seems now. She is upto 3 lb. 8 oz. as of tonight. Another 8 oz. and she gets to escape her isolete and move into a crib. It will so much easier to pick her up. She is enjoying her time with the AZ grandparents. Grandma Lynda got some good holding time with her tonight while she was wide awake.

We did get some slighty scary news today though. The doctors noticed a heart mummer this morning so they did a ultrasound of her heart today and found a Ventricular Septal Defect, which is a small hole, about 3 mm, in the wall between the two lower heart chambers. It does not seem to be affecting her right now since she is doing so well. It is a very common congentital heart defect that may go away over time. It is in the muscle of the lining, so as she grows, the muscles might just close the holes and everything will be fine. If she had gone full term, it might not have even been noticed becasue the muscles might have closed in the holes by then. But we will be visiting a cardiologist in the next few months in Portland to monitor the holes. Right now it is just something we have to watch closely. Here is a web site that has a little more detail if you care to read:

http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/heart-encyclopedia/anomalies/vsd

On the lighter side Calla got her first real bath with a tube full of warm water. This is the way to go as opposed to how we did it a few night ago that was just a sponge bath. She seemed to really like it, just like her mom likes her baths.

Mom and Dad giving Calla a bath