Saturday Update

Morning:
We visited Sadie around 8am. She is still doing well and her CPAP is still at 21% oxygen. She was in the isolet so we weren't able to hold her, but Jen was able to change her diaper (view the video). They think the CPAP may come off tomorrow. The next step would probably be a nasal cannula. That's just two small tubes and prongs that go in her nostrils. Even though she'll be at 21% oxygen, she still needs to have the air that she breathes under a bit of pressure.

Afternoon/Evening:
She was still on the CPAP. They did start to feed her 5cc's of milk/formula every three hours and she was tolerating that well. When Liz (our friend who happens to work in the NICU) vistied Sadie in the afternoon, she noticed Sadie was a little jaundice. Aedan had this when he was born and is "yellowing of the skin or eyes because the liver has not developed well enough to remove bilirubin, a substance produced when red blood cells are broken down (excess bilirubin causes the yellow color)" This is also normal for premies. Jen was able to hold her again. This time the CPAP and all the other things stayed attached to her. Because of this, Jen was able to hold her for a half hour, which was very nice. I'm kicking myself for not bringing the camera.

Mom and Dad:
Jen's doing well and is able to walk fine. She still get's tired after a while, but she is recovering very nicely. She's slated to get out of the hospital sometime on Monday after her doctor visits her. I'm doing well. I've been able to sleep in the hospital bed next to Jen so that's been nice. I continue to shuffle people back and forth through the maze of the second floor to see Sadie. Visitors need to be accompanied by a parent to pass the gauntlet and I'm a bit more able to do that than Jen.