What a wonderful surprise when Mommy & Daddy arrived at the hospital this morning, our nurse and a respiratory therapist were preparing to extubate Ingrid!Ingrid spent the entire day with no respiratory support whatsoever!
And her nurse removed her catheter. Fewer and fewer tubes. Yay!!
We had an excellent day today. Mommy and Daddy got to hold Ingrid for several hours. It was nice to have some quality bonding time.There really isn't much other news to report but that, of course, is the best news.
At 3pm Mommy & Daddy changed Ingrid's dressing and then we wrapped her up snugly. We have a cd player in the room now so we could play music from home (we'll wean her off the Flower channel as we continue to wean her off the morphine.)There is nothing like the feeling of gazing at this peaceful baby and watching her blood oxygen level stay between 98% and 100% with no support; her heart rate remain 160-170 bpm; and her respiration rate a peaceful 50-60 breaths per minute.
Oh she is such a pretty baby! I love that you post so many pictures as it gives us a better glimpse as to what you all are going through. Praise the Lord for no more ventilator!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing all those pictures! Also, thanks for sharing such good news. Looks like you've had a really good day.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful family....tubes or no tubes. She is a fighter...I think she will eventually have red hair like her great grandfather Carey whose nick name was red. Everybody must stay strong and keep up the prayers, I'm sure they are helping.
ReplyDeleteSee you soon.
Love to all.
Aunt Jenefer