Wednesday, July 28, 2010
day 74
Bella is having a good morning. She's still on cpap (off the ventilator) and tolerating it well. She's still receiving close to 100% oxygen most of the time, but we're ok with that for now and hopeful she can be weaned soon. The next step for her would be a nasal canula and she could go home on that device. Still no timeline for her departure however and we did just find out she'll have to be at least 4.5lbs to leave and she's at 2.4 today. She is still desating with her feeds, which we've become used to and she has apnea which causes her to stop breathing unexpectedly. This has happened about once per day since she moved to cpap. She starts breathing again on her own and receives caffeine to treat the problem, which is pretty standard for someone like Bella. We heard her cry last night for the first time! 9 weeks old and she's never cried, because she's had a breathing tube in. It was amazing! She sneezed too...the smallest sneeze you've ever heard. That's about it for the Bella report. Have a great day!
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Oh my goodness a sneeze.. Bless you!
ReplyDeleteWhat sweet sounds!
ReplyDeleteHow wonderful to hear from Bella. It is all so amazing and you must be mesmerized when you are around her to watch her develop and grow -- she is developing outside of the womb! Miraculous.
ReplyDeleteBabies are tiny, but also very big miracles unfolding before our eyes. I am happy for all of
you that she continues to thrive. Many hugs and kisses to all the Cobbs, large and small! Lee Ann
Bless you Bella! LOL that had to be the cutest sneeze in the world. Her cry was a way of saying Praise the Lord hear me now! Yet another miracle to hear the voice of a true little angel.Hey Telisha next time ,record it on your cell and send it to me on mine. It will be her nana's ringtone. So get ready she is getting her vocal cords reved up! here is my number 931-619-3015 anytime day or night hun i will be waitng to hear our angel's voice!We praise the Almighty and powerful Lord each day for Bella. We pray she gets to come home soon. The lord is holding her and her family's hands and leading them on this wonderful journey and he is allowing us to bear witness to all of it.May the angels keep their beautiful wings ever so softly wrapped around Bella and her family, May they sings Heavens sweet lullabys into her ears and may she see the faces of the heavenly host as they comfort her, sing to her, and make her smile when you least expect it. May Bella and her family grow ever so strong in their faith and happiness as they watch their sweet angel God has sent grow, develope and spread rays of sunshine and hope to all that have the blessed joy of witnessing this angel named Bella. God bless the little children and God bless The Cobb family and all whom have a hand lead by God in her care..
ReplyDeleteBella,
ReplyDeleteYour cousins and I wanted to say hello and to tell you to stay strong and keep up the good work growing and making progress to go home. You are very precious, and we will send healing thoughts your way daily. Even though we haven't met you in person, we love you very much.
Love from your cousins-
Julian, Jayden, and Alyssa and their Mom Stacy