Latest On Emma

Sorry we are slow on getting posts up. We spend so much time with Emma it doesn't leave us much time for other things. But, it is so exciting to see her doing so well and to be able to tolerate us touching, holding and doing more for her. You can on the video that she didn't like her bath. It wasn't a true bath with soap and everything. But, it felt good to clean her up with baby wipes. Emma had a wonderfully uneventful day today. They did decrease her fentanyl. They only decreased it 0.2 instead of 0.5 like they had been Emma seems to like this slower pace better and did not have as many tremors and irritable times. Great Grandma Sprangel can relate to this after coming off her fentanyl pain patches after her car accident. Withdrawing is no fun. Emma also gets to spend 6 hours on the nasal cannula then 3 hours on the CPAP machine and then they repeat the process all over again. Grammy (Kristyn's mom) got to change Emma's diaper for the first time. Emma gave her a stinky one that the nurses said was still stinking up the can this evening. My taco salad with refried beans was making its way through. So yes Emma is still pooping without the need for suppositories. Nana (Jason's mom) discovered how much Emma liked the motion and sound machine they place in Emma's bed. She seemed to listen to and watch the monkeys and fish go by for quite awhile and let you know when it stopped. Definitely one of those in order for both grandma's houses. There is talk that tomorrow the amount of Emma's tube feeding will be increased. It is so good to get to see both girls Cloey and Emma. It will be so nice when we can be in the same room. We greatly appreciated the nurses kindness in opening the door for Cloey to get a faraway peek. Darn swine flu precautions prevent anyone under the age of 13 from coming into the NICU. Evidently swine flu cases are up in the state of Virginia. Thanks and hugs to all of you for your thoughts, kind words and prayers.