Finally, we are all together as a family of Five. Wow, how fast our family has grown. Ryan and I want to thank everyone for your concern and prayers during this difficult time. I apologize for not responding to those who have commented. I don't have an account with google, which is why i didn't have comments, but loved reading them. It encouraged Ryan and I, and can't thank everyone enough for all calling, dropping by, and praying. This will probably be our last update, since it is getting really crazy around here with 3 babies, but we are loving it. This just shows how awesome our God is and He truly gets all the praise and glory.

Love, The Anderson Clan!!

God is Great!!

Welcome Home Sierra!!

Sierra was able to come home today. We picked her up at 2:00pm. When we arrived home, we saw a huge sign on the garage door saying "Welcome Home Sierra!" Auntie Kris and cousins made the sign. That was so sweet. She still has to be on phenobarpetol for seizures, but will find out in her follow-up appts on how long she will have to take it. She truly is our miracle baby.

June 17th update

We can't thank everyone enough for all your prayers, and for those coming by and giving us dinner throughout the week. It has been such a blessing having so many pull together and help us out. So again, We thank you.

Sierra is doing wonderful. She has not had a seizure since the 15th. Praise God. We are waiting with anticipation to possibly bring her home this week.

June 16th update

Sierra is now up to eating 2 oz and I get to nurse her as well. She has not had a seizure today. Good news. They don't know what type of seizures. They don't know for sure if they even are seizures. We will let you all know. We are waiting for 3 days of seizure free episodes so she can come home. Thank you all again for praying.

June 15th new update

Sierra had her EEG today. Results came back with everything looking normal. Praise God. They are trying to figure out what specifically is calling these seizures or possibly spasms. The neurologist will consult with our Doctor and then we'll find out more. Sierra is doing great with her feedings and they are taking her off all the I-V's. They only thing that will be keeping her there is the seizure activity. Once they know what is going on, they will let us take her home.

June 13th update

Another amazing day. Sierra opened her eyes for the first time while we were there. She became very alert right before her feeding. I was able to breastfeed her. She was more than ready to eat! They are going to keep her on phenebarbetol, especially since she had a seizure earlier today. But she definitely didn't seem lethargic due to the medication. The neurologist is coming on monday and may hook her back up to the EEG to watch her brain activity.

Feeding Sierra

Today we were wonderfully surprised to know that Sierra was ready for feeding. Ryan got to bottle feed her my milk for the first time. It took her a while, but she was figuring out the breathing and sucking at the same time. It was wonderful to see Daddy holding his baby girl. They may lower the dosage of phemabarbatol (seizure meds) tomorrow. We are praying that if God's will, she get off of it.

June 12th update

Sierra Rose was transported to Kaiser last night. We talked with one of the Doctors that will be covering her. The MRI results showed no abnormalities. PRAISE GOD. They will try to begin feeding her my milk today. She is still a little swollen due to the trauma. Once the swelling goes down, it will be easier for her to open her eyes. She cried last night which is a great sign. The only thing she is still on is seizure medication. We just pray that she not have to be on it long. She never had a full blown seizure, but the EEG showed slight signs of maybe a mild one. That is why they are keeping her on it. They also said that she is one of the only ones to have responded positively to the Hypothermic procedure at Loma Linda. All their previous cases were not as successful as Sierra. How awesome is our God. B/c of the swine flue that has reached Riverside county and the hospitals, only Ryan and I are allowed in the NICU. We are next to a window so we can hold her up to visitors. Ryan and I couldn't stop smiling last night. There is no end to our praise and thankfulness to God's work in Sierra's life.

June 10th update

Today was a GOOD day. Ryan and I got to hold Sierra Rose for the first time today. She is off the cooling procedure, maintaing her temp and breathing on her own. We didn't realize how red her hair was. It was so nice to see her without all the tape on her head and face. I loved every minute of it. She is responding more and more to touch and light. Any day she should be opening her eyes. She had the breathing tube, cathiter, and EEG removed, which made it possible to hold her. The MRI and MRS was done today and will hopefully find out results in the next day or so. Tomorrow she will be transported back to Kaiser in Riverside due to our Insurance. The nurses there were AWESOME. They cried telling us they will miss her and wished they could be around during this next phase of her recovery. I couldn't have had better nurses. I couldn't have had a better day. Thank you Lord!

Baby Sierra

For those who didn't get the whole story of what happened, here is a clear short explanation:

I went into labor Thursday around 10:45 pm. Everything looked fine all that night. By 7:30 am i was dilated to 9 and Sierra was almost here. Then the nurse noticed that they lost the reading of her heart monitor. They wasted no time in getting my into operating room and got her out in 45 seconds. My uterus had ruptured. The placenta was torn from my uterus and her life line was cut off. We don't know how long she was without oxygen. They think maybe less than 20 mins. They had to resuscitate her. She was transported to Loma Linda Children's hospital where they have this recently new cooling procedure to help minimize blood flow damage to the brain for 72 hrs.

As of today Tuesday June 9th she is off the cooling procedure and she has been gradually warmed up to her normal temp without the brain reacting negatively and no seizures as a result. Praise God. For those who have been praying, we can't thank you enough. We feel the prayers, love, and concern and are tremendously appreciative and thankful.

Lilly & Ryan