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Exhausted

Image by Jacob Johan
Some post-bottle sucking on mummies finger. Check the little fingers around Patty’s little finger.
Today was MRI day and Patty-come-home day. Both were successful.
The MRI involved tantrums and nurses running up and down to fetch Robin’s dummy and later some milk. All because our little Missy couldn’t keep her head still, or better said, didn’t feel like keeping her head still. Despite the sedative she was given.
Oh boy…
In the end it all worked out, but when the event was over and the nurse moved Robin from the MRI machine to the mobile incubator, again, tantrums were thrown. By the time she got back on the NICU, she had crashed in a deep sleep, exhausted.
The results from the MRI will first be discussed within the child-neurologist/radiologist teams. That’s because the images are subject to interpretation. Every Tuesday and Thursday morning they discuss most of the images in the group. Tuesday afternoon we will have a meeting with our pediatrician and neurologist to discuss the outcome.
Somehow we feel more hopeful. Despite the poor statistics and the high viral load. Robin is so responsive in a normal baby way, cuddly when tired and after feeding, grumpy, irritated and angry when hungry or messed with. And her movements are spot on for a tiny baby like her. It is simply hard to imagine that something is wrong in her head when you are around her. But, the numbers don’t lie, and that’s what we keep telling ourselves as well.
This weekend will be good. Patty is home. Feline and Tijn are with my parents. Most of the serious doctors are gone. So we will indulge in some good quality time with our girl and not worry too much. Tuesday and Wednesday will be though, because of the MRI results and the new viral load check. It must come down.