When Blair and I arrived in Harli's room this morning she looked great, she was sleeping and her color looked very good. When the doctor and nurse practitioners made their rounds and heard that Harli's heart rate had not dropped since her blood transfusion they were very surprised. The doctor told us that was great news, and he is hoping that maybe with her size now she will not have many more episodes. They upped her feedings from 12cc's to 16cc's, and still getting the extra calories added in. The doctor told us that they were going to pull one of the liquid foods she was on and give her a clear liquid tonight and tomorrow, if she handles that well then they will pull her pick-line either this weekend into the first part of next week. They were very pleased with the weight gain that she had for the week so far and the doctor was very interested in how much she weighed today.
I had the opportunity to kangaroo Harli again today, and her vitals remained very good throughout the whole two hour session. This was the first kangaroo session that I have had which I did not fall asleep, which is a big milestone and kept the nurses very happy. Blair had the opportunity to give Harli a bath today with a wash cloth which went very well.
Harli had one large bowel movement throughout the day, and still did not drop her heart rate throughout the day. She had a couple times where her breathing got low, but she correct it herself. She handled the 16cc's of milk very nicely and had hardly any residual left when they fed her again. Harli weighed in at 1180 grams or 2.9 lbs. She keeps growing and getting stronger and is now starting to get chubby cheeks which is adorable.
This is a picture showing how Harli gets her milk.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4:6-7
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