Friday, September 26, 2008

A Good Day

Sofia was weaned from her pain medication and by later this afternoon
seemed more comfortable. She is also getting a bit of Mom's milk
again. Like her brother, the doctors started her on albuterol to help
open up her lungs and improve her breathing.

Daniel continued to improve his breathing and the doctors reduced his
settings several times today. He is close to the point where the
doctors could try to extubate him and put him on NIPV. Mommy
kangarooed him for the first time today. He was not too happy by the
end of it and needed more oxygen, but recovered after some attention
to the nurses. Daniel is now about 1 lb 13 oz.

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3 comments:

Rebecca said...

Two pretty good days in a row. Good stuff!

Heather said...

Now I hope to hear the weekend is good too!

Maltese Falcon said...

Today I got to spend a good deal of time with Sofia and Daniel. Sofia was squirming and restless, and the nurse said it was because of post-operative reactions, but Sofia and I had a talk, and I know she is concerned about the national economic downturn....She is very smart. I was able to watch Daniel for quite a while as well. He seems to be bigger, and he did get overly excited after kangarooing with his Mom, but I also think, like his Dad, he think s the point spreads for Sunday's game are too large. Sofia and Daniel, I can't wait to play with you guys. Love, granddaddy