Hi Everyone!
Welcome to the Reyes blog! We thought that this would be a cool way to keep our family and friends updated on our family. We will be updating everyone on new and exciting things that are going on in our family. We also thought that this would be a great way to keep everyone updated on Lola and her progress with surgery.
Our little princess was born on February 24, 2010. She weighed 5 lb 12 oz and was 18 1/4 inches long. She is absolutely perfect and such a joy. She has her mom's mouth and her dad's almond shaped eyes. Lola is sleeping well, but is quite the night owl. She LOVES staying up until all hours of the night. She is very sweet and is already smiling here and there.
Lola was born with a hemangeoma and skin lesion on her bottom. It is pretty much a dark birthmark on the lower, central part of her back. Since it was on the direct center of the back, the doctors wanted to do some tests to see if the mark was correlated with her spinal cord. We had an ultrasound and MRI done. What the doctors found, is that she has a cyst on the middle part of her lumber spine (the middle part of her back) that is pressing into her spinal colum. The cyst is causing pressing which could be causing the lesion. The neurosuregon really won't know the extent of everything until they perform surgery. Lola will be getting surgery to remove the cyst this Friday, March 19th. The neurosurgeon will also be looking for something called a tethered cord. This is a disorder where part of the tissues are attached to the spinal cord. If she does have a tethered cord, the doctors will simply remove the tissues surrounding the spinal cord so they are no longer attached. If untreated, many children and adults show symptoms of poor growth, bowel problems, uninary tract infections, menigitis and spina bifida in some cases. The surgery will be done at the Phoenix Children's hospital and she will be in the hospital 3-5 days post surgery. The neurosurgeon is very positive about the surgery. She will have about a 4-5 inch incision on her back, but infants heal very well. Please keep Lola and our family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. We have all the faith that Lola will make a speedy and healthy recovery. Go Lola!!
Welcome to the Reyes blog! We thought that this would be a cool way to keep our family and friends updated on our family. We will be updating everyone on new and exciting things that are going on in our family. We also thought that this would be a great way to keep everyone updated on Lola and her progress with surgery.
Our little princess was born on February 24, 2010. She weighed 5 lb 12 oz and was 18 1/4 inches long. She is absolutely perfect and such a joy. She has her mom's mouth and her dad's almond shaped eyes. Lola is sleeping well, but is quite the night owl. She LOVES staying up until all hours of the night. She is very sweet and is already smiling here and there.
Lola was born with a hemangeoma and skin lesion on her bottom. It is pretty much a dark birthmark on the lower, central part of her back. Since it was on the direct center of the back, the doctors wanted to do some tests to see if the mark was correlated with her spinal cord. We had an ultrasound and MRI done. What the doctors found, is that she has a cyst on the middle part of her lumber spine (the middle part of her back) that is pressing into her spinal colum. The cyst is causing pressing which could be causing the lesion. The neurosuregon really won't know the extent of everything until they perform surgery. Lola will be getting surgery to remove the cyst this Friday, March 19th. The neurosurgeon will also be looking for something called a tethered cord. This is a disorder where part of the tissues are attached to the spinal cord. If she does have a tethered cord, the doctors will simply remove the tissues surrounding the spinal cord so they are no longer attached. If untreated, many children and adults show symptoms of poor growth, bowel problems, uninary tract infections, menigitis and spina bifida in some cases. The surgery will be done at the Phoenix Children's hospital and she will be in the hospital 3-5 days post surgery. The neurosurgeon is very positive about the surgery. She will have about a 4-5 inch incision on her back, but infants heal very well. Please keep Lola and our family in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. We have all the faith that Lola will make a speedy and healthy recovery. Go Lola!!
We will all be thinking of you and are always here... Love, Aunt Kristin :)
ReplyDeleteWe are all thinking good thoughts for Lola's quick and speedy recovery. We love you guys!
ReplyDeleteLove, Granny T
We just want you to know that we are sending our love and we can't wait until Lola is home so we can finally meet her! If you need anything please let us know!
ReplyDeleteLove the Huddles!
Prayers for baby Lola and your family. Sending you my love,
ReplyDeleteAmanda Hamm
Lola, you are our prayers,as are your parents, Jen and Chris. You get well little one. We love you, dearly. Love Great Grandma and Grandpa Livesay
ReplyDeleteGet well little Padoodle. You all are a great little family unit! Love you!!
ReplyDeleteStay Strong Lola :)love you lots!!
ReplyDeleteJen, Chris and Lola,
ReplyDeleteSounds like the surgery went well and we're sure Lola will be home keeping you guys up for all hours. Love to all of you and we'll see you in April.
Grandpa (???) Steve