July 28th, 2007

Megan had a great night! The nurse said that she is "as cute as ever!" (Naturally!!)

She has been stable with her stats, tolerating her feedings well and maintaining body temperature. We are so proud of her! Her oxygen level is at about 23-24 which is great. I think we are getting closer and closer to getting her off the ventilator!

She is at 10 cc every 2 hours - that's 120 cc or 3 oz a day - what a big girl! I don't know yet if she gained or lost weight, so we'll find out on our visit.

Today turned out to be the best day EVER! I got a call from the hospital around noon saying that if I came in around 3:30pm, that I could hold Megan!!! She was getting her blood transfusion at noon and that had to go through for 2 hours.

The nurse said that they expect to take out her PICC line in a day or two. She also said that if Megan would pull our her vent tube, they would leave it out and just do a CPAP which is just prongs in her nose. They would keep her air sacs open. She is making such awesome progress!

They said her weight was 1145 grams or 2 lbs 8 oz. That number is a little skewed because she just had her blood transfusion, though. She will probably lose some weight tomorrow.

The experience of holding her was incredible. She was so warm against my skin for such a small little girl. I could hold her little butt in the palm of my hand. Her hands and fingers would move across my chest and she even pinched me! She was soothed by the sound of my voice and the nurse said that she maintained her body temperature on me better than in her bed. At first she seemed to light and small, but after an hour and a half she felt like she weighed 20 lbs!

Bob sat next to me while I held our daughter. We both talked to her and told her how much we loved her. He took her temperature a couple times while I held her to make sure she was warm enough. I could tell he was very cautious when moving her tiny arm! It was so nice for the three of us to sit there as a family!

The nurse said that I will hold her a couple times a week. Once she is off her ventilator and maintaining her temperature, Bob can hold her as well. I know that will just be the best thing in the world to him!