Two days in one

Sorry we didn't post yesterday -- we know some of you were worried. We decided to go to the hospital late last night, after hearing repeatedly that Caley is a night owl. She is. Marie ended up holding Caley for a very long time, and we didn't get home until 1 a.m. So no blog post, but there wasn't much to report from yesterday.

Today, though, was another challenging one. We got a call from the hospital this morning because Caley had spit up, and they were worried it might be a sign of developing NEC. They stopped her feeds, took an x-ray of her abdomen, and started her on IV fluids. The x-ray this morning didn't show any signs of NEC, and neither did the follow-up x-ray this evening. But they're leaving her on the IV fluids overnight, and taking one more x-ray in the morning. If it still looks clear, the doctor likely will re-start her feedings.

In the midst of that anxiety, a couple of positive things happened. Caley's oxygen flow was reduced to 1 liter this afternoon, and she seems to be doing fine with it. And Marie gave Caley her first bath! Here's a picture of her all clean afterwards:

Then she zonked out for 4 hours while Mommy held her. And when it was bedtime, she was awake again. So we gave her a ninny and it seemed to help calm her and get her headed towards sleep.

It was definitely a day of mixed emotions. We're praying that Caley doesn't develop NEC, and gets back on track with her feedings.