May 10th 2017

It has been a long week or so. Last Monday we had a visit to Gastroenterology and Arlyn was recommend to start Biogia a probiotic to help with digestion and to start her weaning from Mylicon drops. Arlyn has not had her NG tube in a while and has consistent weight gain so the determination was made to clear her from GI and if we need them we will call as needed. On Tuesday we were at Cardiology and had great news that her right Atria no longer had a visible clot on her ECHO so we were able to stop the Lovenox shots. We also discussed stopping Lasix and this week has gone pretty well without the lasix but this morning she was coughing so violently she started vomiting and sounded more course in her right anterior lung field so I called Cardiology and Arlyn will be going back on lasix until friday and we will see how she does. Last Wednesday Arlyn weight was 8 lbs 12 oz and this week she is 9 lbs 2 oz so she gained 6oz which is wonderful.

Arlyn turned over this week twice from belly to back, She is smiling and cooing all day long, Arlyn is staying awake during the day and falling more consistently into a sleep routine. It is so rewarding to watch this little girl grow and thrive and she is doing just that! SO proud of her!!

I officially have 1 week until I head back to work and am looking forward to some time to just focus on my nursing and leaving it at the hospital to be able to come home to my family. We have a few hiccups in the road at home with our water pump in the basement dying and water system not working well but we pray that we get to a spot where our water is working consistently. (the downfall of living in the country)

Thank you for everyones patients in my blogging. We have had a hard time with internet so I am hopeful that we can stay on a weekly schedule. Thank you for all of your continued support and prayers.