Caley had a room change today - we're glad we were there when they moved her, or we really would have freaked out!
The big news of the day is that we both got to hold Caley for the first time. Our nurse today was Codi, and she was so gentle and encouraging with us as we took a pretty big step. They call it "kangaroo care" and it was awesome. We won't be able to do it every day just yet, but it was so good for both of us to get to hold her after a week of waiting. Her blood oxygen level rose, her pulse steadied, and her respirations got stronger when we held her. We just hope we didn't hold her too long - she was a little cold when she went back into her little incubator.
On the health front, Caley is having some trouble with her lungs still. There's a chance she may have to go back on the ventilator, so we're really hoping that her lungs will strengthen up soon. Caley also hasn't opened her eyes yet, so we spent a lot of time today encouraging her to show us her peepers.
We have a long road ahead of us, but today it feels just a little bit better.
This is so sweet! It must have been a great feeling to finally get to hold her and it's obvious that it was good for her too. Praying for her lungs to get stronger.
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Laura
Praying morning and evening for your precious little girl. I'm very glad to hear that you have been able to hold her!
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What a sweet tiny baby girl. I will be thinking of you and praying that Miss Caley gets stronger and stronger every day!
ReplyDeleteawwww. these beautiful photos made me cry. I'm so glad you finally got to hold your sweet girl.
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