July 22nd, 2007

Megan had a good night last night and slept well. I'm hoping these sleeping patterns continue when she comes home :)

Her blood gas tests have been good, so she now only gets one per day. That makes Mommy happy because they had to prick her little heel each time!

She had a good poopy diaper this morning! She hadn't had one since they took her off the feedings. She must have known that they were going to give her a suppository today if she didn't :)

We are going in to visit her very shortly, so I'll add more later...

Megan looked great on our visit! Her color looks good and I can see her face filling out a bit - starting to get those chubby cheeks! She looked so comfortable, except that she was pulling her diaper off.

The nurse turned off her oxygen. Although she is still on the ventilator, she is breathing the same air we are which is 21% oxygen. They are going to keep her on the high frequency ventilator until she doesn't need one anymore. The dr. said it is gentler on her lungs plus she seems to like it. She is doing so well and Mommy and Daddy are so proud! She is doing well with her feedings and is up to 6 cc every 3 hours. They are still watching her closely for any swelling in her abdomen, but so far, so good. Unfortunately, we can't get an accurate weight when she is on this ventilator. We'll just have to wait until she no longer needs the vent!

The nurse even said she was sucking her thumb! She would squeeze her thumb under the vent tube so she could suck her thumb. Like mother, like daughter. Hopefully she will stop before she is 8 unlike someone else I know...

I am really excited about her progress and hope she just continues to do well and grow over the next 8 weeks!