Good day!

Today was a very good day for Brenya.  She has been able to come down a little on her ventilator settings and the infection is showing signs of improvement.  The have also been able to start weaning some of her medications.  The biggest step she took today, though, was being able to start feeds! She, of course, can't eat on her own, so they have to feed her through a tube.  They start with 4 ml of milk and work up from there until they get her used to eating about 60 ml. She gets milk every 3 hours and they watch to make sure she is digesting it properly.  Her first feed was at noon today and so far she has done very well digesting.  It was a very nice surprise to find out today that she was going to start feeds.  They had said yesterday it would be at least another 3 or 4 days.  Just goes to show the tough stuff our little girl is made of.  She is amazing! 

We have been able to help with Brenya's cares the past couple of nights.  Mom got to change her diaper, do oral care, and take her temperature.  Together we got to pick her up so she could be weighed.  We lifted her off her bed about three inches to calibrate the scale then put her back down to be weighed.  She weighs 7 lbs 14 oz, so she has gained 9 oz!   This is the closest we have been to holding her and it was really exciting for us.  We can't wait until we really get to hold her, which will hopefully be soon.