Brooke had another good day of progress! Chest tubes, pacer wires and atrial wires came out this morning. Man, she is one tough kid. I held her hand and kissed her head while they took all of that out. While she did fuss at the chest tubes being pulled, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have handled all of it nearly as well as she did. The nasal cannula came out this afternoon, too. She's off most of the heavy meds. She's met her goal on the continuous feed. She's been awake a lot more. We even got some good smiles out of her this evening. And the best news of the day...we both got to hold her for awhile!
We are on a good road! The main concern at this point is her fluid retention. They'd like for her to get rid of quite a bit more. So, pray for pee! :) We will also be working toward a new feeding plan tomorrow. We are anxious to get rid of the NG tube, but we want to be sure to find a plan that works well for Brooke, working in more bottle feeding, causing minimal spit-up and resulting in continued weight gain.
before and after the chest tubes and wires were pulled this morning
snuggles with Daddy
profusion scan to look at blood flow to her lungs
snuggles with Mommy
smiles for her favorite guy
a priceless grin
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