Kiya is doing well. Her heart has shrunk down to the right size. They took out the iv tube in her belly and put a pic line in which should be a lot better. Her fingers were not extending all the way which was troubling but today the fingers are extending and the thumbs are getting better. There should be a therapist coming to work with her soon on that. She has had three small feedings and has produced some stool. They still are uncertain as to how well her intestines are working. We will have to see. She will be taken off the oscillator breathing machine and have her tube taken out of her lungs tomorrow and put on something less invasive as long as the doctors think its OK tomorrow. Kristen got to hold the baby briefly yesterday.
(What a TENDER pic... Kris is such a great mom!)
Kiya has shown great improvement but I am still very worried about the feeding and being take off the oscillator.
Steph's note - We are all routing for her! She has made such positive improvements in the last week... We can just continue to hope that her little life will keep getting better! :-)
Kristen and Matt:
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are all holding strong, and things are getting better every day! Kiya is making a lot of progress which is fantastic! Medicine is amazing, before you know it, you will be taking her home. Your family is in our thoughts.
Lots of love,
Andy and Nichole