Welcome

Hey Everyone-
  I thought making a blog would be a good way to keep everyone updated on Taylor Grace. Keep an eye on the site and as soon as I get updated information I will pass it along! Taylor was born on Monday August 8, 2011 at 4:08pm. She weighed 6lbs, 2oz and 19" long.

Before I get to the latest update, I will tell you what has happened so far. Krissy went into labor around 8pm Sunday night, but she did not know it was labor - she thought it was just severe back pain. Shortly after 2 a.m. they decided to go to the hospital. They attached  monitors to Krissy and sure enough, she was in labor and having contractions. The first doctor she saw wanted to send her home but Dr McKee, who came in at 6a.m. told her she was not going anywhere. He decided to go ahead and admit her to St. Vincents and at 6:45a.m. made the decision to break her water. Krissy continued to labor through the day and finally at 2:30pm she was 10cm dilated and ready to have a baby! After an hour of pushing, Taylor Grace still had not made her entrance into the world - she was stuck in the birth canal. Dr McKee saw she was in distress and used the vacuum to get her out. The umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck twice and upon delivery she was pale and unresponsive - she was not breathing. After a few seconds of assistance she was able to breath on her own. The doctors told Rusty and Krissy that she was in shock from the delivery and they needed to take her to the NICU to monitor her. Rusty went with Taylor to the NICU while they continued to work with Krissy.

In the NICU, a team of specialists worked on Taylor Grace, eventually stabilizing her and getting her to breathe on her own. The first round of tests showed there was Carbon Dioxide in the blood (respiratory acidosis). When the blood work came back late Monday night it showed the white blood cell count was high, indicating infection. They immediately started giving her antibiotics via IV.

Tuesday Morning: Krissy and Rusty visited Taylor Grace at 6am this morning. She was awake and her color was returning. The nurses told them they had just taken blood to run more tests. After  spending a little time with Taylor they went back to their room to rest. A few hours later the doctor called and asked them to return to the NICU - he said he needed to speak to them. When they arrived the doctor began to explain his concerns of Meningitis. They needed to proceed with a spinal tap, which would give them results very quickly. If the spinal tap came back clear everything was okay, but if it came back with blood there was a possibility of Meningitis. The spinal tap came back with a small amount of fluid so the next step was to test for Meningitis.

Test results are back: NO MENINGITIS!!!! But, since there was some blood in the spinal fluid, they want to do a brain scan to check for brain hemorrhage and any sign of a stroke. During a normal delivery, it is not uncommon for there to be a small amount of bleeding in the brain during delivery. This normally clears up on its own. The concern is a large amount of bleeding or a clot leading to a stroke. The scan should take place sometime tomorrow morning and as soon as they have the results I will update the page!

Kendall