NICU Day 22 (December 29th)

Thank you so much for praying for Noelle.  The doctor reviewed her x-ray this morning and determined that there was nothing concerning as far as the trapped gas that had been seen previously.  The gas is moving through, so that is a great sign.  She dropped 20 grams today and is down to 480, but she is slowly creeping up so that is good news.  Clinically, she is stable at this point and is receiving her third dose of ibuprofen tonight for her PDA.  Tomorrow they will repeat the echocardiogram and determine if her ductus is closing or not.  We are praying that it is as we would really prefer to avoid considering surgery for her.  She did kick out her heplock this evening and bled out quite a bit so they had to do another transfusion to replace the blood she lost.  Consequently, they also had to put a heplock into her head, which as her parents, was tough to see, but we know it is a necessary evil at this point and are grateful for the various ways the doctors are helping her.  Thank you so much for your continued love and prayers.