Emily Update 3/22/09

Emily Marie is doing beautiful today. She is up to full feedings now, which is 22 cc of milk every three hours. She is tolerating it very well and keeping it all down. She is still getting 24 calories added to every 30 ounces of milk. She now weighs 2 lbs 8 3/4 oz. She normally puts on about 20 grams a day. And once she reaches 34 weeks they will begin to bottle feed her. She got her ventilator settings turned down again today. She is now receiving 15 breathes per minute, and is pretty much driving it herself. Which means that it really only puts pressure on her when she falls below the set setting. She had a chest x-ray and it looked perfect. They are looking at taking her off the ventilator around Monday or Tuesday. Keep sending prayers and good thoughts our way.