They were able to take Ella completely off oxygen last night, and she’s been doing great. Now all she has left are the feeding tube (now in her nose) and the line through her belly button. They are hoping to take that line out tomorrow. They didn’t do it today just in case something happened when they took the O2 away. She will be done with her tanning sessions tonight at 7 pm. Her jaundice levels dropped today to 12. (They put her on the lights, because she reached a 16.5) They will continue to watch her jaundice over the next two days, while increasing her food supply. Right now she is at about an ounce every 3 hours. Every feeding they are giving her a little more to get her up to where she should be and a little less in the IV.

I was also able to feed her this afternoon… no bottle, no feeding tube, just me. I really never thought I would be glad to nurse, but today I am. She had no problems figuring out what to do, and got about an ounce. They figure this out by weighing her before and after her feeding. The nurse said it’s pretty accurate, except she still has a lot of wires which could through the weight off a bit. They gave her the rest of her feeding through the tube.

Here she is today, getting her tan on. Sorry she looks blue, that’s what the light does.