Siena, or Baby Sisi as she is known around the NICU at Veteran's Hospital, made two huge steps today.
First the doctors were able to take the tube out of her nose and replace it with the ever stylish CPAP contraption. While it looks more intense then the single nose tube, it means that Siena is able to control her breathes more on her own and her lungs are taking in more air with each breath.
Second you may notice the small tube has disappeared from Siena's mouth. Siena was able to drink from a bottle for the first time today. I was lucky enough to be in there when she had her feeding and there was no hesitation or confusion on her part. The 7 cc disappeared in seconds. The video below is Siena's first time every getting burped. Nurse Fang is delightful joking that Siena did not get enough milk. Hopefully they up the amount tomorrow!
And just in case it seems like we are not talking enough about the other members of the trio, here is King hanging out at breakfast. Smiles all around. Chloe has swimming and ballet tomorrow, so hopefully we can take some photos there.
So glad it is going well and so glad you are keeping us posted daily.
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