I don't know if I've ever felt a verse apply so literally to my life! I was exhausted and sad last night, and I sometimes regret posting when I feel like that because I don't want to seem ungrateful or gloomy. But I also feel like I want to reflect my reality. When I write things down, I can't escape them, and hopefully I can use them to learn. God taught me again today that things are always brighter in the morning, literally and figuratively, and once again showed us His faithfulness.
Our outlook with Reese is much better this morning. I got to help with her "cares" last night and this morning, which meant that I got to change her diaper (through the armholes in her incubator), lift her up while the nurse changed her bedding, massage her head while they adjusted her mask, and see her pretty face uncovered for awhile. She is a fiesty little thing :) She does not like to be messed with and lets you know about it. I think that's a quality that will come in handy for her as she fights her first little battle in life, and as she continues to grow.
Although they did start her on antibiotics, the nurse practioner we talked to late last night said her numbers are not really indicating that she has an infection. His opinion was that her issues are most likely because of premature lungs and/or fluid on the lungs. We will know more later in the day when more of her bloodwork comes back. We hope that there is no infection so that she won't need a prescribed 7 or 10 day regiment of antibiotics and can hopefully improve and come home sooner than that, but we will see.
She did seem to turn a corner last night with her breathing. She is slowing down and is on only on 21% oxygen through her CPAP, which is the same as room air. The nurse told us they will slowly turn down the pressure today and maybe take the CPAP off tonight and switch her to a nasal cannula instead, which is only a small tube with nose prongs (instead of the big CPAP head gear and mask). She is also going to start getting some formula through her tube.
I know that's a lot of detail, but I want to give everyone a clear picture (hopefully) and also record this for my own memory. I would still love to pick her up and take her home, but I am happy to be making progress. Thank you for all your prayers!
Harper playing in my room
Baby Reese just hanging out :)
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