Free At Last!

We had some big news today. We no longer need worry about distracted nurses ignoring the status of Mikaila’s canula. This morning, much to our surprise, her doctors, deciding she no longer needed the supplemental pressure provided by the canula, yanked it out. Sweet! The only thing left distracting us from her facial cuteness is her feeding tube. Sadly, she’ll still need that for a little while although we have heard rumors that they may put her to breast (note to my friends, Stop It!) some time in the next few weeks.

Ho hum, another day of Mikaila tolerating her feeds all day without issue. Actually, we take that seriously and we are quite pleased. We spoke with her personal dietitian this afternoon. It appears they will stick to the 24 calorie blend for at least the remainder of the week. Her team will determine next week if a more aggressive posture is necessary. Essentially growth, both body weight and cranial, will determine their course of action. Mikaila is up to 825 grams or 1 lb 13 ounces after gaining 15 grams yesterday. She needs to average about 15 grams gained per day to stay on track. If she deviates from that trend line, I’m sure they will kick up her calories to 27 per ml.

That’s about it for me. Enjoy the pictures.

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