Trey had another good day and some positive steps in the right direction were made. His vent settings were adjusted down - both the amount of breaths per minute the machine provides him and the amount of pressure being pushed into his lungs were decreased. The muscle relaxant he was getting has been discontinued, and they hope to begin feeding him breast milk again tomorrow. Each of these small steps will help achieve extubation, so it was a good day! We look forward to the day when he doesn't have fish lips anymore!
Although it seems unfair to bring Stella back into the NICU she doesn't seem to mind spending her day there and the staff love having her so she does get plenty of attention! Here she is with Resident Fara and Shirley, the Unit Receptionist. Fara even read her some NICU medical information today but opted for Clifford after Stella got bored with the NICU jargon and started to fall asleep! Thank you Fara and Shirley for spending time with our girl (and to everyone else too!).
It is so nice to hear all of the positive changes Trey is having! He is such a fighter! :-) Thinking of you always!
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