Paige's Progress!

I know I need to be sleeping, especially since I'm going home tomorrow, but I just can't go without letting everyone know how well Paige has done today. She is now off the C-PAP, and was on nasal cannula (for oxygen) all day! This means we can see much more of her beautiful little face. While most labs still look good, some still need adjusting and monitoring, so the lines are staying in her umbilical cord for at least another day or two. Tonight she started getting TPN and lipids through her IV, which is a slew of nutrients and calories. Tomorrow we may be able to start feeding small amounts of breastmilk (but via another tube, of course). She also needs an MRI of her head, just to rule out any kind of damage from lack of oxygen before/during delivery (she's not showing any signs/symptoms).

One of the hardest things to deal with right now is that we still have not been able to just snuggle in with our daughter, and hold her like she's ours--without someone needing to whisk her away or having to watch out for equipment. But we're getting closer. In the meantime, we get to help the NICU RNs with her routine care: changing diapers, getting her daily weight, checking temperature, and wiping off her face if she needs it. Even though I also work in ICU, it is so very different from this miniature, fragile world. We thank God for the miracles that happen here, and the people he works them through.

Please enjoy these newest pictures...and thank you to everyone for your continued prayers, visits, phone calls, kind words and acts. Good night and God Bless.