rest for the weary

Brooklyn had a pretty good night after about midnight. The nurse started pushing her morphine doses over an hour which seemed to keep her much more comfortable. Still some faint whimpering most of the night (so pitiful), but she seemed to at least be able to rest other than for a 45-minute period when they came in for a chest x-Ray at 4:30 a.m. And she has been resting all morning even more comfortably. She's been awake a little more this morning, making eye contact with us when we talk to her, and she seems to sleep well overall. We've had to wrap her up to pin her arms down so that she doesn't pull out her nasal cannula. She's a feisty one, this Brooklyn Hope. :) 

Our plan for the day includes slowly decreasing her sedative, administering some doses of a strong ibuprofen for pain management and starting feeds. Brooke took her paci for me for the first time a couple of hours ago and then an ounce of Pedialyte by bottle. Yay! She wanted more, but she was working very hard, so I cut it off...and then she was OUT. It's all about rest, rest, rest right now and keeping her comfortable so that she can rest. Oh, and her blood pressure has stayed in a good place throughout today as well. Likely evidence of being more comfortable overall.

As for Mom and Dad, rest will come soon enough. :) We took turns sleeping last night and both managed a few hours between the parent lounge and the chair in her room. We expect tonight, and each night thereafter, to be better...for all three of us.

Thanks again for praying, you guys. Keep it up! We are seeing the results!