Holding our Baby Girl Some More

We are happy to report that Farrah has been breathing just good enough to stay on the nasal cannula and has not needed to go back on the vent. She was borderline two nights ago, and Ray and I called her nurse to check in every few hours to see how she was doing. It all came down to what the blood gas looked like the next morning. At 5 am, we received a call from the hospital and it was Farrah's nurse letting us know that the blood gas test results were better than the day before. Ray and I were so happy to hear the news, which meant that she did not need to go back on the vent that day.

Our visits to the NICU have been getting longer, as we have been able to hold Farrah the past few days. Today, her nurse said that it might be better to let Farrah rest. Soon after she said that, Farrah's incubator started acting up and her nurse said that we would be able to hold her after all because she needed to get a new bed for Farrah. Ray held her for the majority of the time while I pumped. I got to hold her a little bit before the NICU was closed to family members due to a surgery being performed. It is important for preemies to be wrapped in blankets to keep warm when they are not in their beds. Her nurse today gave her a purple beanie to keep her head warm. She looks so cute in it!