Thursday, November 22, 2012

Aubrey had a little bit better day, I guess.  They turned the rate up on the vent, first to 10 then to 15 and that seemed to help lessen the episodes.  She's still on room air, but she looked more comfortable.  The doctor said because her abdomen is a little distended, she spit up a couple of times and she's still having episodes he's going to stop her feedings for a day or two and see if that helps.  He stopped the antibiotics because the screen was unremarkable and because they didn't seem to make a difference in what was going on with her.  Everything is connected, and they just have to figure out what exactly is making the breathing hard for her.

Baby girl had some crazy hair going on.

Today's Thanksgiving thankfulness paragraph is dedicated to my family.  They're pretty much the coolest family ever.  They have taken such good care of Adam and me through all of this.  I think we would have starved to death and not even noticed the week after Aubrey was born if it wasn't for my mother always showing up with food at the right times.  They took care of our house and our dog when we lived at the hospital for the first week.  They have come to visit every (or almost every) day--my mom works her schedule out to be there as much as I need her, my dad comes after work every day, my brother comes on his lunch break, as does my aunt.  My sister in law has brought us yummy meals and come to visit even though she's busy with my precious nephews.  My mom, aunt, grandmother, and SIL all cooked stuff and brought it to the hospital to feed the nurses and doctors (and us) lunch today. We've always been freakishly close, and now is one time when I couldn't be more thankful that we're such freaks.  Maybe that didn't come out right, but they know what I mean. :)

-Keli