Last night we got the word that Emma was up to 3 pounds, 2 ounces, which is OFFICIALLY double her birth weight!! Way to go Emma!! She keeps packing on the weight at an acceptable clip to all the doctors. They are very pleased with her progress still. We were told recently that they expect her to be about triple her birth weight when she gets to come home, so she still has a little while before we get to that point. But double is still really good!!
Her breathing is still an issue, but it is getting better. They were able to reduce the flow into her nasal cannula today. Her oxygen level is still higher than we would like, but the doctors do not seem alarmed by it at all. It's just higher than it was in the weeks leading up to now, which is what alarms us. But again, the doctors have seen much worse. Her breathing rate has slowed down to acceptable levels. The days leading up to her receiving the diuretic saw some very heavy breathing. But they got the fluid drained out of her lungs with that medicine, so she has slowed her breathing rate for the most part. She still has some episodes of high breathing, but not nearly as many.
So overall the last couple days have been very positive ones for Emma. We both got to hold her today, which was just awesome. We held her for about an hour each. She did very well with this bonding time with each of us. So let's hope for some continued days of good progress for Emma. She's a tough little girl and we love her to pieces!!
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