We all like to jokingly say that Bella has a sick sense of humor and often it is at the expense of my sanity and emotional well being...As I have mentioned previously we both really like our holding times. Once we get settled, all is well in our little world for that 30 minutes to an hour. AND THEN...I look at the monitor and her heart rate has dropped dangerously low, her sats hit 50's or 60's and she turns blue or grey. It has happened multiple times for various reasons- she pulls her breathing tube out, she has a bronchial spasm or like today there is a chunk of secretion blocking her tube. Everyone moves quickly and calmly to get her back into bed and evaluate the situation. I usually run to the lactation room for a quick breakdown or my heart races so hard it might beat out of my chest and it takes hours to bring me back to normal. But today, today I laughed at our little joke and calmly stood by until they got her situated...Maybe a sign that we have been in there so long that this has truly become our new normal, maybe I just know that everything is going to be alright or maybe I have finally lost my mind :) Whatever the reason it was good to laugh instead of cry. I think I will try it more often now...
Bella is still doing well and all treatment seems to be progressing. She is on a rate of 24 (we were at 50 on Friday), oxygen is in 50's - 60's and sats have been in high 80's and 90's. We are hoping that she is on her way to extabation soon, if we don't have a planned one I have a feeling she is going to do it for us anyways. She had another eye exam and Dr Wallace says that nothing has changed since the last one so that is good news as well.
AND she is wearing her first little outfit. She is finally big enough for clothes! We gave her a tub bath last night, dressed her and switched her to a new bed. She is also being swaddled with a blanket now and seems to love it. She is weighing in at 3 pounds and 6 ounces, which seems huge to us already.
We continue to pray and praise God for having a front row seat in witnessing one of his many great miracles.
Much love to you all
Telisha
Love the picture!
ReplyDeleteShe's looking good Telisha... and so sweet in her outfit :) I'm glad to hear that she keeps gaining weight, you can start to see her face filling out now. I hope the boys are enjoying themselves, even though I know you miss them both. As for the house and cleaning, don't over do it... you still need time to rest and take care of yourself so you stay healthy for Bella. Something that might be a good idea is to see if a few of your girlfriends are available to come help you clean, get it all done in one day and you can provide a few drinks and a light meal. Nothing like a few good friends and conversation to make the job go by faster with less stress. Anyway, we love you all... oh, and I gave Desi this blog URL so now both your brothers know about Bella :)
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Stacy and the kids
She is absolutely beautiful Telisha. She looks so pretty in pink. Yes little ones have a way of doing it their way.LOL. Hang in there T God is with you and Bella and he will see you thru . Look how much she has already grown and how much you have grown as well. You are God's child and he loves you and your family so much. It is good to laugh at a situation others would cry at. It is God picking you up and holding you to ease your stress and to let you know "He has got this covered". God Bless you and your family.Prayers continue each and everyday for all. God bless the little children
ReplyDeleteShe is looking so well!! She's making great progress.
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