Not much changed for Emily today. She was on ~40% oxygen all day, and Mom got to hold her most of the day, which both of them really enjoyed. Better still, the doctors have decided that the heel pricks every morning are no longer necessary and Emily will have blood gases done only as needed. Also, the respiratory therapists have taken the ventilator away from her bedside, which we think is a vote of confidence that she probably won’t need to go back anytime soon. Emily’s new set of clothes features mittens and booties. She figured out how to kick her booties off shortly after they were put on, and also worked out how to take off her mittens.
We also got good news from her eye exam today. Her retinopathy hasn’t progressed any further; the doctor wants one more exam next week, and then her said every other week after that.
Tony
It’s so fun to see Emily in her cute little pink outfits. Sounds like she continues to do what she wants-no sock or mittens! Hope that ventilator never comes back. God Bless. Rowena
Poor baby, she doesn’t look very happy in that one picture………
Mommy is dressing her in some really cute outfits though – and pink is her color, Emily looks just precious!
I am so happy she has graduated to a CPAP.
she’s doing great! and so cute too!
We were thrilled to hear that Emily is doing so well on CPAP and that they’ve moved the vent away from her OPEN crib. She’s such a beautiful big girl, and you guys must be feeling some relief at this point. Take a deep breath (advised for parents of micropreemies, and not just micropreemies themselves) and enjoy her major progress this week. We are all so proud of Emily (and many of us believe, along with her, that socks and mittens are really quite over-rated)!
Abby, Sharon and Hallie