We were surprised (and happy) to find that Caley had her PICC line removed today! Although the original plan had been to wait until she was on full feeds to remove the PICC line, the doctor decided that Caley was doing well enough that it wasn't worth the continued risk of infection from the line. So out it came.
Other than that, it was a pretty uneventful day. Just one bradycardia episode that we heard about, and Caley brought herself out of it. She's up to 5 ml of milk every hour, and it's being fortified now to increase the caloric content. Hopefully she'll gain weight even faster. Her belly still is getting a little gassy from the high-flow oxygen, but just venting her seems to take care of it for now.
Finally, Marie held Caley for a while this evening and, as always, Caley was happy about that. It's amazing how her heart rate and breathing are affected by being held by Mommy or Daddy. Caley has some new tests coming up next week, so we're hoping she continues on the positive trend of the last couple days.
What a wonderful post. I'm happy she is doing so well and you're getting some bonding time :)
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