Today Emma got her CPAP taken out! This is so good because you can actually see her nose and most of her cheeks. She still had a little tape on her holding the feeding tube in but nothing like what she had before.
They replaced the CPAP nasal prongs with a clear plastic tubing called a canula (CAN-U-LA ... not CA-NU-LA). It is giving her oxygen to help he keep the levels in her blood up but its not reminding her to breath like the CPAP was. So far she is doing great on it. Me and my mom gave her a bath tonight and I wasnt worried about her stats for the first time in FOREVER! She got beyond red, she was HOT pink! Im guessing she doesnt like bath time ... but mommy does! But when it was all over I got some really good pictures of her. (hopefully to post soon) I love her little face and her piggy nose!
Tonights weight was 3lbs 7oz I can't believe it, soon she will be 4lbs! OMG. I guess I need to get her a little onesie to wear for when she moves into her new bed in a few days. As exciting as it is to see her get better its sad that she will be leaving the wonderful nurses in level 3 NICU. With out the need for a CPAP and the fact that she is gaining weight quickly it doesn't look like she is going to be staying in there much longer.
In other good news, after two days of infusions, her hematacrit level is at 45! (When it droped to 20 is when she needed the blood) So she is doing good with that! We will know if she maintains it in the next week or so. They did an eye exam on her, since she is starting to really open her peepers when I come see her! And the exam shows that for now her eyes are fine, in 3 weeks they will do another exam as a follow up.
This wknd Jason & I are going to go play with her and hopefully we will get a picture of the 3 of us together. Then we can play the "Who does she look more like" Poll. <3 Things are looking up and we are ready for a Happy Easter!
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