Baby Steps

Morgan is continuing to get better. She seems to be taking small steps to improving. She was weened off of all of her blood pressure medications this morning. They also took her catheter out (although the nurse tonight said that has a good chance of returning). They are watching the latter closely because of the fluid on her lungs.

We got the first 24 hour culture back and it was negative for any infections and they will read it again at 48 hours. They still think she has an infection since her CBC test from the other day came back with elevated white blood cells. They are also going to do an ultrasound of her abdomen tomorrow to make sure there isn't an abcess there.

Monday is the last round of the neonatology doctors that are on staff. They rotate every so many weeks since this is a teaching hospital and Tuesday will be a new group. We have yet to have any doctors or nurses that we don't care for and have had many that we are really impressed with. It will be interesting though to see who the new ones are and if their opinions differ.

Here is a picture of Morgan holding tight to her breathing tube. The nurse said that she probably wants to touch her face or put her fingers in her mouth because that is a self-soothing technique for babies.