August 20 - Day of life 19:
Today I weighed: 523 grams or 1 pound 2.4 oz
Pretty uneventful day for me in the NICU. I'm very happy with where Kim put my breathing tube a couple days ago and I've been doing a great job oxygenating. My oxygen needs have been back down around 55% and Dr. Colaizy says that as long as I continue to grow and my oxygen needs stay under 70% they will do as little to me as possible and let me grow! I've been enjoying my sleep too! Mommy thinks I'm still a little worn out from fighting my infection as I've not been quiet as active as I had been before all of the antibiotics. I had my first girls night tonight when Katie and Katelin came to visit... sounds like Mommy and her friends are going to start playing dress up with me as soon as they can and will probably never stop, so I guess you can count on lots of (embarrassing) pictures of me in ruffles, tutus, bows, and more :)
My visitors today were:
Aunt Joann
Katie Burgess
Katelin Essing
my sweet sleepy face day 19
Day of life 19
August 21 - Day of life 20
Today I weighed 573 grams or 1 pound 4.2 oz... growing like its my job!
Another quiet day for me! Dr. Colaizy upped my feedings again! I'm now getting 2.3cc of Mom's fortified milk every hour... makes for some nice diapers :) But it must be working because I am now consistently growing and it is true weight. I had my second experience with tummy time today and I decided I actually like it! May have something to do with my breating tube being in the correct spot again :) Daddy and I have been hanging out this afternoon, I am really impressing him with the amount I've been able to grow in a 24 hour period... 2 oz might not sound like a lot but when you consider that I grew 50 grams last night, and I only weigh 573 grams, its almost 10% of my bodyweight! ...I must have been holding back until they weighed me last night because first thing this morning I made a huge mess of my diaper... and my bed :)
I've got some lingering edema around my head and neck (edema just means fluid swelling). It is likely just from my infection and the swelling will reduce with time. Other than that, the dentistry department will come today and fit me for my first palate plate. It is just a tiny retainer that my breating tube and feeding tube will sit into. That way my palate doesn't become misshapen as a result of the constant pressure from my breathing and feeding tubes.
Lastly my nurse, Jessica, changed my bedding today after my big morning diaper... I am now sleeping on little pink piggies and I have my own little comfort gel pillow pedistal to sleep on :)
Until tomorrow xoxo,
Reagan Jean
Holding Daddy's hand on day 20
Sleepy drama queen
(ignore the flakeyness of my skin, its mostly residue from the lotion I wear to keep my skin from drying out, and I'm not quite big enough for a sponge bath just yet)
Tummy time! day 20. Now that I am stable, the nurses will start to put me into different positions. This will help with my head shape, digestion, and encourrage lung inflation depending upon which position they put me in
Day 20 next to Daddy's hand... I'm getting bigger! The swelling around my neck is edema or fluid swelling as a result of my infections. It will go away soon enough :)
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