July 20th, 2007

Good check in this morning! The nurse (whose name is also Megan) said that our Megan had a very good night. She did well with her oxygen levels, staying at 28-30 throughout the night. She weighed in at 950 grams which is still about 2 lbs 2 oz. She only had a loss of 20 grams which is good considering that she was off feedings for 24 hours. She had a blood gas test at 6am which was good - normal levels.

She has not had any more problems with her abdomen, so they are resuming feedings today. Of course, they will be watching her closely to make sure there is no swelling.

The nurse did get a picture of her last night when she had her eyes open. She said that Megan was on her belly, so I'll be excited to see the picture! Megan is so adorable when she sleeps on her belly. I see there is a way to add an image on the blog, so I'll try to figure that out this afternoon.



Here is our new picture!! She is on her belly which is her favorite position! I can definitely see her big blue eyes! I couldn't figure out how to flip it though. She was so great on our visit. The nurse said that her lungs sound good and her abdomen xray this morning was fine.


She is starting feedings again, slowly. She is on 4cc every 4 hours. I'm hoping they will take it a little slower this time so my peanut doesn't get gas.

She is doing well on her ventilator and has been at about 25 all morning which is great! I still don't know when she will go back on the regular ventilator, but I bet she will wean off of it soon. They did adjust some of her settings down this morning which is good.


That was about all that she had to report. We got to touch her today - I touched her leg and her hand :) She was laying on her right side and looked very comfortable.


Today I am overwhelmingly (is that a word?) excited for when she comes home! We still don't have anything ready for her, but I can't wait for her to come home! I guess I'll have to add a cot to our nursery furniture, so I can sleep with her when she comes home :)