Week Eleven: November 30 - December 6

Monday: Madelynn is ten weeks old today! She has tripled in weight since being born. She is now 3 pounds 6 ounces, and 15 3/4 inches long.
She is responding really well to being weened on her high flow oxygen. She will be off her Nitricoxide on the 3rd. Then it's on to low flow oxygen!
She is tolerating being held every day really well. Jeremy held her today. She definitely knows who her parents are. She likes to look around at the world before napping on Mommy or Daddy.
While it is usually a parents' nightmare, we can't wait to hear our baby's cry. Her vocal cords are starting to get less horse, and we can hear faint sounds of her wail. We are hoping the crying will be in full swing by the time we get her home, so that we can hear her when we are sleeping.

Tuesday: Madelynn is doing really well. She is down on her high flow pressure. She weighs 3 pounds 7 ounces. She is 9 ounces away from four pounds.
The nurses put her in the onsies we bought from Babies-R-Us. She has already soiled two.
Our little one is coming along!

Wednesday: Madelynn continues to tolerate holdings very well. She was held by her father for two hours today. She gained 60 grams, she is a whopping 3 pounds 9 ounces.

Thursday: Maddie is going in an open crib today! She has been taken off of her nitricoxide. Her high flow has been reduced to 1 1/2 L. They are hoping to have her on low flow by the end of the week. She is tolerating her clothes very well. The nurse said today she looks like she is in heaven.

Friday: After a positive day, Madelynn asperated milk. It caused her to code, and she had to be recussitated. When the medical team arrived into her room, she was purple. They said it took five minutes to get her to breath on her own. During that time compressions, and breaths were being done. They do not think there will be any long term affects from tonight's episode.
They think she may have a paralyzed vocal cord. This can only be diagnosed at Primary's. They will call Primary's tomorrow and arrange for a trip back. She is back on high-flow oxygen, but remains in an open isolette.