Warm Toes

Today has been a pretty good day for Blair. I got to see her awake for a few minutes this morning, but she has slept most of the day. We think she has her days and nights mixed up, because her nurse said she was awake and looking around a good bit of the night.They had to decrease her feedings yesterday, because she was spitting up, but they have it back up to 30 cc today, and Blair has done fine. She is still getting all of her feedings through the small orange feeding tube in her nose, but hopefully they'll add a bottle or two soon.
Her breathing treatments continued today, and they added CPT or chest physical therapy, which they had done previously as well. They knock on her chest and back with a soft silicone bell-shaped thing to try to loosen the secretions in her lungs. No worries. They knocked me with it too, and it's not even bothersome. In fact, I watched the respiratory therapist do it this afternoon, and Blair slept through the whole thing. We think it might feel good to her! The treatments and CPT must be helping, because they have been able to come down on her oxygen almost 10% today to 42%. She has been on 50% for a couple of days and has not tolerated a decrease until today.
Today, the nurse let me change her diaper twice! How exciting, right? Funny how doing a dirty job like that can make you happy when you're in a situation like ours. I'm sure I'll be looking for someone else to change her diapers before too much longer! The nurse also told me that Blair could have shoes, so she's now got warm toes and is the most stylish baby in the NICU!Keep praying for continued improvement, even if it's small. We continue to be grateful for God's blessings and for your love, concern, and support.