Update on Lynette and Baby Girl

I just got to talk to Lynette. It was so good to hear her voice. As I expressed my worries about her being alone, and feeling so bad that she is so far away - she reassured me that she has had a lot of friends there taking good care of her. She is doing well, other than not being able to get a lot of sleep yet. Lynette expects to be released tomorrow.

The baby (girl) weighed 2 pounds 13 ounces. She is in another hospital 10 minutes away from the hospital Lynette is at. It is the government hospital and they have a very strict [grrrr] visitation policy. She is only supposed to have 3 30-minute visits a day. Lynette was able to visit her twice today, but has been told she can come more often than that from now on. The first 72 hours are critical in predicting how she will do. She has a hole in her heart and obviously her lungs are not developed. And, of course, there are risks of other complications. During her awake period, she looks uncomfortable. Lynette said that it's hard to describe what she looks like - maybe like Lynette - but she just "doesn't look like she was ready to be born." Lynette will meet with the baby's doctor tomorrow morning for the first time. Lynette has had some frustrations with this doctor, but she is supposed to be good at what she does.

Mom and Dad fly out tomorrow to spend a week with Lynette and Rusty. Rusty should get there tomorrow. That's about all I know for now...