Well, Lyla will spend another night in the NICU. Her breathing is still rapid at times, but it is not getting worse. They want it to be between 30-60 breaths per minute and it is staying between 60-80 per minute. She still has the IV fluids with an added dose of calcium since she is not feeding. They need the rate to be steady and beloow 60 to try a bottle. She did take some of a bottle this morning, but she has not had a good enough rate since this morning to try it again. The doctors will re-assess the situation in the morning and see if she is ready to be moved to the regular nursery.
We got to go back and see her again this afternoon and Brad is down there right now telling her goodnight. She still has some of the chubbiest cheeks I have ever seen on a baby and lots of black hair. :) She loves the paci already...she was holding it with her hand this afternoon. She had a great NICU nurse today...she is a Baylor grad and made Miss Lyla a hat with a bow and BU on it.
Please pray she will have a good night and will be ready to come see us tomorrow in the room. I am planning on getting up again in the morning and going to see her. I will post again after we talk to the doctor tomorrow. Also, please pray for a good night sleep for Brad and me, last night was not a very restful one for us between worrying about Lyla, pain management and all the interruptions that come with staying in a hospital. My incision is healing nicely and getting out of bed today went very smoothly. I even got to shower and change clothes this morning. :) The soreness is bearable, but it makes it that much harder to get down to see Lyla.
Tate and Emmy are having a hard time understanding why they cannot see her. We have been preparing them for 9 months and it is hard for them to understand why they cannot hold and kiss her, plus seeing Mommy in a hospital bed is a little scary for them. Banty and Mimi are doing a great job of keeping them busy and in as normal of a schedule as possible. Thank you!!
Thank you for all your prayers and sweet notes and phone calls. :)
I will get some more pictures in the morning.
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You and your family are in my prayers. I hope today is a good one for Lyla. : )
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