This morning started with the nurse practitioner removing 2 IV lines, pacer lines, and the right arterial line. As soon as they were taken out, we were headed to the 8th floor! So, we are now settled in our new suite. We thoroughly miss the nurses in ICU, but this is the necessary step to take before we go home.
Miss Ella has already had several of the sweetest nurses visit her from ICU today. They are all so proud of her! It feels so wonderful to witness how much they care for Miss Ella. They're amazing people with a special gift!
We are expecting a visit from the Speech Pathologist tomorrow to work on feeding. Ella loves her pacifier, which has been great practice, so now we need to see how well she can suck and swallow. This might be somewhat of a battle because she suffered temporary paralysis of her left vocal cord during surgery, and feeding issues are usually a result.
Our goal now is to get Ella to drink from a bottle, put on weight every day, and stay on the road that she's on. Her oxygen sats, blood pressure and respiratory rates are all good. If she's anything like her mommy, feeding won't be an issue, and we'll be home in no time!
Thank you so much for your continued prayers, love and support.
We love you all,
The Morrison Family
XOXO
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So thrilled to see Miss Ella's daily progress! And a promotion to the eighth floor! Wow! Miss Ella is indeed fearfully and wonderfully made! We praise God for His continued healing of her little body! Sucking, swallowing, AND breathing all at once is a BIG job, so don't be frustrated if that takes a little while. She'll get stronger and stronger every day. Our Jonathan is taking 70mL every three hours now. She'll get there too!
ReplyDeleteContinuing to pray and praise,
Lois "Grammy" Faulk
I am so glad to hear that so many prayers are being answered and how well little Miss Ella is recovering! What a blessing she is!!!
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