Ultrasound Results

Chloe's head ultrasound came back normal. I love the word normal. I couldn't be happier to hear that. That ultrasound would show if there are brain bleeds and signs of cerebral palsy. She had another ultrasound done yesterday that did not come back normal. Chloe is at risk for having a tethered spine. The dr said that Chloe's ultrasound showed that her spinal cord "is a little lower than they would like to see". He said that there are a lot of false positives with an ultrasound. She will have to have an MRI in 1-3 months to get a more definitive answer. He said if it shows that she does have a tethered spine on the MRI they will have to go in and de-tether it. He said at that point she would have to see a neurosurgeon. I am praying that this is a false positive. Besides getting this news, today was a good day for Chloe. She was feeling good--they upped her feeds to 15 cc's and lowered her i.v. fluids. She did not poop today, so I'm hoping that she'll have pooped by tomorrow morning. Chloe's nurse took a picture of her this morning trying to crawl out of her isolette. This is something we caught Cate doing on occasion. She said that this is not something that all babies in the NICU do, only the Perfect sisters. :)