Ella finally got her little chest tube removed! It’s great news and the better news is that she’s doing ok without it. They said that they are not seeing anymore air around her lungs, which was the main reason for the chest tube. Hopefully now because of the chest tube being removed, they can start weaning her off of all her pain-killing drugs. The drugs are slowing down her respiration and bowels, and she really needs those functions right now. We also got some initial results on another ultrasound of her head and it seems to show improvement. We’re not exactly sure how much improvement, but that sounds positive to us, so we’re extremely happy to hear about that!! They pushed her esophagus study off until at least Sunday because they have to move all of her equipment, and they want her to recover some from her surgery. Once her esophagus is better, then she can get some food!

Miss Emma was up to 3 lbs 5 oz the other night. We didn’t see what she was up to last night, but her feedings are progressing up. She’s been on a tear!

Stay tuned!