Wednesday, January 23, 2013

7a.m.

The nurse said she had a very quiet night--no episodes.  She said Aubrey was awake for a long time and just looked around and checked everything out.  She gained 20 grams but is still 5lb 14oz.  We like quiet, uneventful days; those are just what we need to make it through to Tuesday.

-Keli

3p.m.

Little bit had a quiet day, too...well, right up until the time I got ready to leave, of course.  Mom was there and she was helping me untangle all of Aubrey's lines and cords to get her back in the bed, and we got the big tube to the nasal cannula up too high.  Since she is on the heated high-flow right now, water condenses inside that tube.  When it got up too high, water went shooting through the cannula and I watched it go into her nose.  She got choked and had a little episode, and it was unpleasant, but it wasn't as bad as we've seen thankfully.  She was fine again just a short minute later and looking at all of us like, "what's going on with y'all?"  

The speech therapist came to work with Aubrey while I was there.  Aubrey is not fond of the nice lady putting her fingers all inside her mouth.  The therapist massages and exercises her lips and works to help Aubrey get the sucking pattern down that she will need for bottle feeding eventually.  Aubrey likes to stick her tongue on the roof of her mouth and push the therapist's hands away, the little stinker.  The therapist did say that Aubrey did better this afternoon than she did this morning.  She'll get it.

The doctor said he would get in touch with MCG tomorrow to find out what time they would be coming to get her on Friday.  We're going to miss all of our nurses so much--they've all been so wonderful. 

-Keli

the speech therapist trying to get her to cooperate

burrowed down in her blanket

7p.m.

Aubrey had a good afternoon and evening.  We went back and hung out with her; Adam held her and read books to her.   She was not very impressed with "Big Dog, Little Dog." :)  We had to say goodbye to some of the nurses that won't be there tomorrow or Friday--it was really sad!  We love all of them, and it'll be hard to get used to a whole new set this late in the game.  They all made us promise to come back and visit and to let them know how Aubrey is doing.  One who lives nearby even offered to come and babysit for us in the future. :)

-Keli

reading with dad