Briana is officially two weeks old! She actually looks more mature and is more responsive as well. It's amazing to think that we're this far along already, it's been a crazy ride. Briana has been on the ventilator for almost two days now and things are going rather well. She has not had a spell at all since she has been on the ventilator, which is so comforting. Briana was working so hard to breath and this is a much needed break for her. It’s just heartbreaking because she can cry but you can’t hear it, you can only see that she’s upset. However, they have started her back on her feedings again and it seems to be going well. The doctors also did her echo today and we received the news that her PDA is getting smaller! They are going to give Briana a couple days so that the PDA can hopefully close on its own and if it doesn’t they will put her on another round of ibuprofen again. She has also been gaining weight and is almost three pounds now, a big girl!
It’s been interesting having Briana in the NICU because even though Paul and I are parents it really isn’t the same. Right before Briana went on the ventilator she was throwing a fit and I wasn’t quite sure what was wrong. After pulling her arms toward her chest and slowly giving Briana her pacifier she calmed down and I felt so proud that I could do it, I called it a mom moment. Today, while Paul and I were there, Briana got rather upset again. Paul was talking to her and lightly moving her while I was holding her hands. She still was rather fussy and we had the idea to change her diaper. After the change she settled down and fell back asleep. It’s rewarding to know that Paul and I are going to be alright as parents and it’s special because we don’t have a lot of moments like this because she’s not home yet. Hopefully she’ll be home soon because it’s almost impossible to leave her sometimes.
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