Harli Nicole Culy: January 16, 2012

Today was a very unusual day here at Riley, which I would think we would be getting use to by now. When we first arrived at the hospital our module was closed so we weren't able to go see Harli, but our nurse came out and told us that she was doing great and they would let us know when we could go back and see her. When we finally got the chance to see Harli we noticed the ventilator was still set at the same setting it was the night before, but they were getting ready to check her blood gas again which came back great. They lowered the ventilator again and said they were going to wait until 8 p.m. to check her blood gas again and if it was good then they would put her on a machine called the Vapotherm. The reason they were going to this machine instead of the CPAP machine is because the CPAP machine allowed to much extra oxygen in the stomach which is something they don't want because of her intestine trying to heal. The doctors gave Harli another head ultrasound to follow up the one they did last Thursday and the results came back that there is no blood on the brain, which is another answer to prayers.

11:30a.m.-3:30p.m. Our module was closed down because they had a new arrival and they had to get that child all situated in.

4:00 p.m. Blair and I were able to help with the care, changing the diaper checking Harli's temperature and changing some of the cords. Harli was very active today which was very nice to see again, and let me tell you that girl doesn't stay still at all. She has figured out how to get out of everything the nurses have put her in and she also doesn't like the tubes going down her throat and has a tendency to pull them out from time to time, but she hasn't pulled out the ventilator tube yet which is a plus.

5:00-8:00 p.m. We had some friends stop by which allowed Blair and I to rotate back and forth between Harli and the lounge to talk. Blair was back with Harli when they checked her blood gas to see if she would be coming off the ventilator or staying on it for another night, but apparently Harli decided she wants to stay on the vent for another night since her blood gas came back slightly on the high side. It wasn't high enough where they had to turn up the ventilator, but wasn't low enough to where they want to take her off quit yet. The nurses told us that they would check her blood gas again at 8:00 a.m. and depending on those results will determine if she stays on the vent or if she is put on the vapotherm.

Tomorrow Blair has another doctors appointment to check on her healing from the C-Section so if everyone could pray for her and also continue their prayers for the Culy Family of 3 that is on the roller coaster ride. Please be praying for the healing of Harli's intestine so later this week when the doctors do their test they can not find a whole so Harli doesn't have to under go surgery.