August 5th, 2007

Last night Megan had some more gas problems. The good news is that she was fine by this morning. The bad news is that they suspect it may have been something in my breastmilk. I can no longer eat chocolate :( I also have to avoid beans, cauliflower, broccoli and spicy foods. It's very difficult to know what I can and can not eat since I am not feeding her. Even if the nurse would tell me what day breastmilk she is eating, I still don't know what I ate that day.

She gained 21 grams and is back to 2 lbs 9.3 oz. Dr. Farrag saw Megan this morning. He said she looked great! He was talking to Megan and told her that he wants her off the ventilator in 2 days :) Let's hope that she listened! I talked to the nurse while we were visiting Megan. She said that we can see tomorrow if the quality of her breaths has improved. Fortunately, they can still provide oxygen through the nasal cannula. That way, if she needs extra oxygen throughout this process, they can turn it up.

She looked great on our visit! Her color is fantastic and she was resting peacefully on her tummy. She has really filled out and even has chubby cheeks! Her progress has been great - we just need to get her off the ventilator!

Today we bought the paint for Megan's room! Bob is now taping off the room so that we can start painting tomorrow night. We are hoping to have it done by the end of the week! Her room will be pale yellow and the color is called "cuddle". I think it's perfect :)