Baby girl is resting much more comfortably today! The current issue that needs to change is her CO2 levels. We were used to them being too high when she was on the cpap nasal cannula. Now they are too low, which isn't good either. She also still has lots of fluid draining from the chest tube. If her chest tube would stop draining, it can be removed, and at that point we can hold her! We're trying to connect with her as much as we can without picking her up, but I can't wait for the day when we get to rock with her in the chair!
- Regarding our mental health... I wish I took the time earlier to decorate our room with all the cards we've received and sweet drawings that our friends' amazing kids drew for Annelise. I was using room-decorating as a motivator for getting our bills organized and paid... so that took awhile! But look at it now, so cheery!😍😊🥰
Evening update:
I haven't taken a chemistry class since high school, so I'm in awe of what I've been learning about how complicated all of the chemistry inside our bodies is. They have been working hard here all day long to try and figure out how to raise the CO2 levels in Annelise's blood. One thing they tried to do to raise it, actually resulted in a decrease of CO2! The chest tube and giant amount of fluid she's been losing over the past week are not helping the situation.
The last test they took showed slow improvement, so we'll continue this plan, and pray that all is well by the morning.
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