Sorry I’ve been bad about updating. I hate being away from Olivia’s bedside for any length of time. Plus the room I’m staying in only has one phone line so I’m tying up the line if the PICU needs to reach me … so…

Olivia is doing fantastic. They are just trying to get her to eat more. We think she was taking about 15 ml (based on how much I get if I pump after vs. pump while they bottle feed her. For now I’m pumping and getting about 1 oz and she’s drinking about 25 ml every 3 hrs. They really want her at 40 ml every 3 hrs so we’re working toward that.

Today I was given a choice - BF and bottle or BF and NG tube (tube in her nose). The choice I took was BF and bottle. Today we’re going to work on getting her to feed longer and take more and we’re going to re-evaluate tomorrow. The lactation consultant isn’t in on weekends so I have to wait until Monday to see her.

Olivia’s last IV line (in her belly button) is scheduled to be pulled this afternoon.

Monday morning she is scheduled for an Upper GI (to determine stomach placement and rule out malrotation), a ultrasound (to determine spleen functionality / if there is one) and finally her hearing test.

Anywho, all is well. Miss Maddie came to visit today and is looking forward to her big sister coming home. The cardiologist on call this weekend told me this morning he’s anticipating we’ll be going home by TUESDAY but if not definitely by Thursday! I cannot wait to be a complete family again - I miss my Maddie Rose so much and I cry when she leaves at night

Love to you all

Tricia