Quiet Day

Today has been a quiet day. That's a good thing. Cate's most recent blood gas was 47 (the lower the better, her's are usually in the 50s/60s). They moved her vent setting down to 20. Her O2% is at 28. She did not gain any weight last night, she's at 870 grams (1 lb, 15 oz.). She pooped twice today. I talked to the dr. today. He said she's doing ok. He said her blood gas is good, and hopefully stays that way. He said her lungs are still hazy. He doesn't think she's ready to come off the vent yet. Maybe in a few days, maybe not. They are going to make a slight adjustment (go down a little) on vent settings this afternoon and see how she does with that. They will be taking another blood gas in a couple hours. The hope is that her blood gas stays at a good level with her vent settings being lowered. We're crossing our fingers. The doc is happy with her weight. Right now he doesn't want her to gain much. He said in a few days he will flip that and will want her to start gaining, but not rapidly. He is going to increase her feeds to 5 cc's today, and probably 5 1/2 tomorrow. He said they will add the fortifier too. He said the reason they do that (besides to give her more calories) is that babies born early do not get that and usually you get that during the third trimester.

We got to watch Mandi, Cate's nurse, give Cate a bath last night. What a treat! She really does love getting a bath. I think the fact that Duke and I don't get to hold her/kiss her as much as we'd like to makes us appreciate the little things so much more. I miss her all the time, even when I'm sitting right next to her. We'll try to post the pictures of her bath later today.