Yesterday was a BUSY day so I was unable to update the blog. We had Travis' birthday party but my friends surprised me with a baby shower too! It was incredible to have friends surprise me from all over the country! I got so many awesome baby girl things and Travis made out on new toys!
Yesterday Ava's white blood count was high so they suspected she had some sort of infection and started her on antibiotics and drew some cultures. Today those cultures are growing bacteria in her trachea and her blood, so they are going to do a spinal tap to check for meningitis. We should know the results from that later on today. Clinically she is not acting sick. They were able to wean her ventilator settings today so hopefully she can come off soon. She has definitely been on the vent a lot longer than I was anticipating. She has also gone up on her feeds. She is now recieiving 12cc's every three hours. Overall, she is doing well, but we definitely need to figure out what is going on with this infection and get it gone so that she can continue to progress!
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So glad you got to have a FUN day yesterday. You deserve it. Glad to hear that Ava is getting more "food" and making some progress. I hope they too get to the bottom of the infection. She needs to get this all taken care of so that she can just work on getting stronger and bigger. Glad Juliebelle and Jennifer are there to help you out and have some family time with you, Joe, Travis and Ava. Take care.
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