Today I missed the call from the doctor, but she left a message that said Kate was doing good and if I had any questions to give her a call. Usually if the doctor isn't able to get a hold of me he/she calls Josh because there is something pressing we need to know about or agree to. It was so nice to just get a short, sweet message. As my mom would say, "No news is good news".
I called Kate's nurse tonight to see how she did throughout the day. She said Kate has been great. Her settings on the vent. have been lowered and they are still hoping to move her over to the nasal ventilator soon. She still has a little fluid retention. She should continue to loose it and they expect that she will drop a bit more weight. She is 875 grams right now (1.15 lbs.) Kate is being fed 6 ml. every 3 hrs. She will slowly increase to what is considered a full feeding of 16 ml. When she reaches that volume, her IV fluid will be discontinued.
I didn't feel well yesterday and today, so we didn't go see Kate. We don't want to take any kind of sickness into the NICU. It was good today to have some time for Josh and I to work on the finishing touches at the preschool. I have back to school night next week and start teaching on the 16th. I'm excited to teach- I love my preschoolers-my little people! It's only 2x a week for 5 hrs. It will be just enough to keep me busy, but not crazy. I think it will help pass the time from now until Christmas-when Kate comes home!
No comments:
Post a Comment