Sunday 11/2/14

Mommy got to hold Ava again this afternoon!!  She was wide awake until Mommy got her hands on her then she fell right asleep. 

So we have established that Sarah will be the only one that gets to put her to sleep each night!!  

The only problem that we have found with this agreement is that Daddy may get lonely because as much of an effect as Mommy has on Ava -- Ava seems to have the same effect on her...

Feedings have gone very well over night. They decided to give them to her on an IV pump vs. just feeding by gravity. This helps to give the same amount just over a more prolonged period.  Not sue if this is a major help or not, but since they started doing it this way the nurses are not pulling back and residuals which means she is digesting it all. 

They have just gotten a formal order placed by the docs to completely ween her off the nitric by midnight Monday!!  

They have weened the pressure on the vent to 5 because she continues to "breath over" the vent. Basically her lungs have healed well enough that she is pushing air back to the ventilator instead of it giving her air. This is a very good sign!!  

The boys are having another great weekend with thier cousins. It never does get any easier to drop them off knowing we will be leaving them for a while, but 

Kendra and Gregg have been an amazing help throughout this whole experience. We truly beleive that the boys feel just as at home with them as they do with us!!  

Hope everyone had a Happy Hallowween and a great weekend!!  We are hoping and praying for good days in the weeks to come!!