Cpap day

Steroids about to start. CPAP at 3:00! Thank you for your prayers thus far. Please pray pray pray that her lungs are strong enough to withstand CPAP and pray that she does not have to be reintubated. Please pray that she stays infection free as well! Thank you so much!

Big girl crib!

Molly's 4:00 blood gas showed CO2 of 62. Good enough to wean one setting on the ventilator. We didn't get to talk to the doctor again after the gas and it was just about doctor changeover time. So, my guess is we will get another gas tonight and hopefully try for Cpap in the morning. Don't stop the prayers though! We have another gas tonight. Pray for more CO2 less than 60 and good a pH level. Please! And thank you everyone for all the thoughts and prayers so far!

Miss Molly moved into a big girl crib today thanks to her loving nurse Diane!

02/27/14 part deux

Okay, today is deja vu. The same thing that happened yesterday is happening today. Her noon blood gas was ick. CO2 was 70. No changes to the vent. Another blood gas 4:00. Here's praying for a stellar gas at 4:00! We need this!

Occupational therapy!

She loves sitting up and tracked her wubbanub (thank you jennifer!) very well. Once she got in the seat, she was trying her hardest to find me! She did so good today. It wore her out and she is napping now!

5 months old

I can't believe Molly is 5 months old today. For her 5 month birthday, she just may get to try Cpap. Her blood gas this morning was good! Your prayers are definitely working. We need them some more though! Next gas is at noon. If that one is good, they will give her a short 2 or 3 dose course of steroids to alleviate inflammation in her throat. Get another blood gas this afternoon, and if all goes well, try Cpap either tonight or tomorrow. The pulmonologist came by this morning and said her lungs on xray looked beautiful. She sounded good, and he thought she was doing wonderfully! So, specific prayer requests for our little munchkin: please pray for another good blood.gas at noon with CO2 less than 60. That is a big one, so pray like you've never prayed before! Also, please pray that Molly stays infection free, this is absolutely imperative.

I will update after the noon gas with the results. In the meantime, miss Molly is going to get occupational therapy, and they are going to try her out in a bumbo seat! Pictures to follow!

Blood gases for everyone

Isn't it strange how your life can be ruled by a heel stick? Molly's 4:00 blood gas showed CO2 levels of 56, which is superb! Her oxygen requirement was a little high at 57%, so Dr. Lucena did not make any change to the vent. Another blood gas in the morning. Please say a little prayer that her morning blood gas will be superb as well with CO2 levels less than 60! Thank you!

02/26/14 part 2

Molly's noon blood gas was a bust. CO2 was 70. So, not what we wanted. But, no changes were made on the vent. So, no going forward, but not going back either. Next blood gas at 4:00. Please say a little prayer right now that her CO2 level at 4:00 will be less than 60!  Molly says, please and thank you!