Milk Please...

Great progress for Ella.

She continues to be very happy with the nose respirator, and is breathing easier. In fact, they have turned the settings down over the last few days so that now she is breathing entirely on her own with only constant pressure oxygen flowing into her nostrils. If she continues to do well, the next step will be an "FP" which is an even smaller nose tube to supply her with a little extra Oxygen.

Even bigger news, her digestive system has been put to the test, and is working well. Doctors started her out by feeding her a salt water solution (1cc every 3 hours). No residuals in her stomach and lots of goo and gas in her exit bag show that things are working at both ends. So... they decided that it was time to try breast milk - the trial of milk has also been going well!!

She is almost up to 3 lbs, and is self-regulating her temperature. So, she is Movin-On-Up to a big baby crib. No mo temperature probe either, so one less wire coming out of her.

One slightly down finding - her blood tests have shown low thyroid levels, and they have put her on daily medication for this. This is something that she may need to continue for life, but is really minor compared to other potential complications that she has avoided.

Visits from Grandma/Grandpa on Thursday - grandma got to hold Ella for the first time. Marva was a welcome visitor on Friday. Rebekah/Jen coming on Sunday for a girls visit, and maybe a trip to the Dinosaur BBQ...

Keep the good news coming.

Love - Bill Denise Ella T