NICU Day 82 ~ (February 27th)

Today was more of the same from the last two days and no real answers as of yet as to what is going on with Noelle's tummy.  This could be normal for her or it could be something more serious which will require treatment.  They ran a test today to try and determine if she has any blockages and are having the images evaluated at Baptist by the pediatric surgeons tomorrow.  They have brought up some possibilities to us of what it might be; but until we have further details, I will refrain from listing "ifs."  Our prayer right now is that the surgeons tomorrow will be able to tell from the x-ray images if there is an issue or not.  This honestly may be typical for her and something that she will outgrow.  While she has had this issue present itself in the last few months, it certainly has not been constant; and she possibly just might have a sensitive stomach to which we will have to pay close attention.  However, she might have an issue which may require future surgical help.  Either way, we continue to leave her in God's hands for Him to work His good will.  That is easier said than done, but it really is all we can do.  He has brought us this far, and He will not forsake us now.  In the meantime, she is still not allowed to eat so that is another reason we are hoping we can get some answers tomorrow.  The poor little girl is hungry!!  On a very positive note, she has been weaning extremely well on her oxygen.  She actually has been sitting at 21% (which is room air/what we breathe), and her flow has been reduced to "low flow" and just keeps getting lower.  Our tiny girl may be breathing without any assistance at all in the next few days!!  She is really starting to act more her age and that includes little things like the smile reflex.  She especially does it when her daddy is talking to her, and it is really sweet to watch.  It's tough to catch on camera since it happens so quickly, but we caught this snapshot of her today.  Thank you for keeping her in your prayers!!