Day 49 - Rock Star

Chloe's still doing really well after surgery - thank God for these days! She's still getting some narcotics to take the edge off but they're really small doses and she doesn't seem to need it too often. She turned 7 weeks old today and tomorrow will mark 32 weeks gestation for her. She weighs 2lb 3oz. (She was up to 2lb 5oz about a week ago but seems to have lost a bit.) The contrast is still in the bottom part of her intestines. All she needs to do is pass it so they can do the upper GI contrast and then feed her! Seriously, though, our deep freezer is filling up with milk. We need some of it to start going into Chloe! Then she'll really start growing.

Yesterday was my kangaroo time with Chloe. I was nervous about how she would tolerate it but, of course, she did awesome. She was at 30% on her oxygen settings when I got there but then they gave her to me and her saturation rose to 100%. They finally had to lower her O2 settings to 21%! Yes, that's room air thank you very much. AND she was satting at 95% at that! Made me feel like a total rock star. Yes, she knows I'm her Mommy.

Today is Dave's turn at kangaroo care. As a matter of fact, he's there as I type. Chloe had her pressure setting reduced today but I'm sure she's showing off for her Daddy the same way she did yesterday for me!

Dave and I think that her PDA surgery will help Chloe turn a corner. She should have improved blood flow to her lungs and digestive system. We just know we'll start seeing improvement from all directions now. Let's pray that her intestines prove clear of obstruction so she can begin showing off her growing skills, as soon as possible!