Friday, March 12th , 2010
Erin is 12 years old. She is the twin sister to Jorden. She was born on April 30, 1997. They were originally supposed to be born on August 18th. She was born at 24 weeks gestation, weighing 1 1b and 11 oz.
Erin was born second and was delivered breech. Like Taylor, Erin also experienced a grade IV bleed on her brain (1 being least severe to 4 being most severe). She experienced difficulty breathing, jaundice, and also was diagnosed with ROP (retinopothy of prematurit) She was on oxygen for nearly 2 months and was jaundice. Erin was in the hospital for nearly 3 months. Overall, Erin did well during this time for a baby who was as small as she was. She required no surgeries, no seizures, or no other complications at this time.
