Today Annelise had a big day! First of all, she's gained weight since birth - 1/2 lb! So she's now 4.5 lbs! This morning after rounds, the doctors decided that they should turn down her sedation to allow her to do more breathing on her own. This made for a wide-awake Annelise when Matt and I got there today! She was looking all around. Matt took some video of her with her eyes open, and she looks kind of scared in it! Haha! She's darting her eyes back and forth trying to figure out where she is, or maybe trying to avoid the camera that was all up in her face. One or the other! She doesn't like paparazzi already - smart girl!
She calmed down after a little bit, and Matt and I were all over her. We just kept talking to her and rubbing her head. Matt likes to have her tiny little hand grip his finger. Her whole hand doesn't even fit around his finger! She does seem to recognize our voices and faces. Well, I think she does. We went to eat lunch when she started to nap, came back about an hour later. The nurse and respiratory therapist were doing something, and said to me "Oh, looks who's awake!", so I said "There's our sweet girl" and they said she looked like she smiled. It could've been gas. But I'd like to think it's a smile for her Momma!
This afternoon, Annelise's umbilical iv came out! They'll now have to stick her heel to draw blood and use a cuff to take her blood pressure. But this is a great thing, because it means that I can hold her sometime soon! Each day they'll assess how her vitals are and then see if we can try. Even with the ventilator in, they'll let either Matt or I hold her. I didn't think that was the case, but they said it's fine and may even help her recover quicker. I can't wait!
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