Farrah's little lungs took quite a hit from the MRSA and pnuemonia, so we had some good days followed by some not as good days in terms of her breathing and oxygen support. Rather than give a play-by-play all of the news we receive each day (both good and not so good), just trust me when I say that I am getting more gray hairs through all of this. Farrah's lungs have been working so hard, and over the weekend she started to need a little more oxygen support than she had needed. One of the things they do to make the oscillator work as good as possible is to sedate Farrah. She is receiving fairly regular doses of different sedation meds so that she does not breathe over the vent. It is hard seeing her non-responsive at times, but her vitals remain good and it is helping her lungs to get stronger to keep her from expelling any extra energy. Bless her heart - she sometimes tries to open to her eyes when we are there even when sedated. Other times, she does not need to be sedated and is alert and active and her oxygen levels are fine. The best explanations for all the ups and downs with her lungs is Farrah's prematurity combined with the nasty infection she had.
Some good news is that she has been going up on her feeds and is now receiving 6 ccs of breast milk. She is definitely getting bigger and it is not all fluid. She is now 15 inches long and her head circumference has grown quite a bit (just as they like to see).
Tomorrow Farrah has another eye exam. They plan to sedate her before it so she does not get as worked up this time. Hopefully it will go very smoothly. They will continue to do follow up eye exams every two weeks.
Farrah is still fighting away and we love her so much and are so proud of her. I tell her every day how many people out there love her and are praying for her. We know that she has guardian angels watching over her and angels here on earth taking care of her.
Our families are coming out this week and weekend for a baby shower. We are looking forward to seeing all of them and celebrating the most important person in this equation - Farrah. In addition to taking things one day at a time, we are all letting go and letting God.
Thank you all so, so much for your continued prayers and good thoughts, emails, phone calls, texts, cards, and gifts for Farrah. It is so encouraging for us to know that many people are walking right along side us as Farrah continues to fight.
She is such a little fighter! Hope your first week back at work is going ok- I'm sure it is tough to be away from Farrah, but just keep focusing on the positives. She's in good care while you're away and the NICU is the best place for her to grow and be monitored. Have a wonderful shower on Saturday! I wish I could be there, but will have to come visit another time. =)
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