HAPPY MONDAY TO US!

Our AC is FIXED! WHOO HOO!!! And the best part.... it didn't cost much at all!

Gracie is now up to 4 bottles per day! They are doing her swallow function tomorrow to see if they can increase again and if they can decrease the thickener they are adding to her formula. The other wonderful news is OT has been coming in to work with her, stretching her hips, legs, neck, and feet. Today, OT was able to stretch her clubbed foot to the correct position! THIS IS MAJOR! THIS IS AWESOME! What this mean is when they go to cast it, they will be able to start much more ahead of the game. Gracie never stops amazing me. Oh my goodness and her hair. She has so much hair and it is wild child hair. She is so perfect.
Brody got his PIC line out today! WHOO HOO no more IVs! This means he is now on full feeds. They did his blood gas and x ray today. His levels look great and his lungs are looking better. They did not wean his pressure support only because they changed his diuretic from IV to PO (which means by mouth) they want to give him a couple of days to adjust to that. They plan to wean his pressure support to 6 on Wednesday.
Madi was pretty miserable all day today because it was HOT in the house. It actually got to 86 degrees in here. Yuck. Anyway, the Pedi called and weaned her off one of her medications! We are now down to 6! That is awesome!

Goals I would love to see this week:
Gracie on full feeds by Sunday.... it could happen
Brody weaned off the vent
Madi to get her appointment with the Pulmonologist (gggrrrrrr on that, they still have not called us)

I promise to post pictures soon. We take pictures every day but I've been to lazy to email them and upload them to the blog.

Krista

This week

Our AC at home is broken... BOO! Madi is sleeping in just a diaper tonight and she is pretty miserable as are we.

Today was my actual 40 week due date. Even if my body wouldn't have failed me, I wouldn't have been able to carry triplets to term but this due date is important when gauging the trips development.

This week will be busy like every week. ECI is coming out today to work with Madi. She has recently decided to stare in amazement at her toys. I can't wait until she is reaching for them.
Brody is interacting more and staying awake more. He did great when I held him Sunday. One of his favorite nurses, Jessica played with him most of the Sunday. I think Jessica is going to be Aunt Jessica to Brody. He loves her and she loves him. He has such long hair! He is doing so well with his breathing and lung issues. I really think that he will be off the vent this week. Fingers crossed everyone.
Gracie is now 6 pounds 14.1 ounces! WOW! That was a huge weight gain. She finished all three of her bottles today with none needing to be tubed! Go Gracie GO! She wants to come home.

Hope everyone has a great week. This week brings us mid October, already! I wish this month would drag by so Brody has more time to get well and come home for Thanksgiving. I think I'm going to share my wish with the doctors... maybe there is some magic potion they can give him :o)

Krista