Last night Mikaila had a few more episodes of de-satting so her team put her back on the trickle of oxygen. Again, she is taking the slightest amount possible and it has helped her immensely. Her sats are stable in the high 90's. In short, the supplemental oxygen allows Mikaila to direct her energy toward growth rather than breathing. This focus on growth spearheaded another tremendous growth day. Mikaila added 40 grams to her slight frame and currently stands at 1105 grams or 2 lbs 7 ounces. She is now up almost 500 grams from birth.
We've included a little video of Mikaila taking her binky to school. It's a short clip that was recorded on our camera (not our camcorder) that only caught the tail end of her session. Enjoy.
I'd like to ask everyone to add Mikaila's little friend Maddy to your prayers. Maddy is a former resident of the Albany Med NICU and has progressed very well since her release. She had a little episode and had to spend the day next door in the PICU. Little Maddy looked great when we saw her and will be going home very soon. Mikaila asked me to pass this along.
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Kelly told me she's cuter today than yesterday and you know what? For the first time Kelly is correct. Mikaila IS cuter today and it IS a daily improvement in cuteness. And did I notice that she holds her on pacifier? She's sooooo CUTE!
Wow!...thank you so much for the video Dara & Kim!.....it was as if I was right there beside Mikaila.That was just the cutest video ever!...Keep growing dear girl.....I am soo soo proud of you!..I just love and admire your strength and determination!...Like my son's swimming coach says:"Go, go...goooooooo!!!!"
Go Mikaila, Go!!!! You're absolutely adorable. The video brought us all closer to you. Now we know how much you like your huge binky (which doesn't look so huge anymore).
Dara and Kim, big hugs to both of you. You've done so well. Another month and a half and you'll be able to take your princess home, inshallah. I know how hard it must be for you two, but there is definately a bright light at the end of the tunnel, and it's not an oncoming train! It's HOME SWEET HOME!
My thoughts and prayers and strength is with you all.
Let me tell you, this kid is really cute. She goes into this animated mode when someone comes to visit her. Especially when her Daddy was saying goodbye to her yesterday-she lit right up! It's very tough to leave her. She really interacts with people now. And to my Dad, I am ALWAYS right!
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