1 Week! (yesterday)

Yesterday was a big milestone for us and a big birthday for Harper!  1 Week!! Can you believe it... next thing we know she will be going to her first day of school, then getting her driving license followed by college... whew how time flies!

As you can see, she was partying it up the whole day through!

More steps forward for Harper yesterday and upcoming today...

• She got the CPAP off yesterday, and is breathing well on her own.  She has small dips here and there, but overall she is much stronger than she was last Saturday when they took her off.  Doctors may put her back on just to keep her as comfortable as possible, but we will see.  The improvements that we see in her breathing since the weekend is very positive so we aren't too concerned if they have to put it back on.
• Harper is responding well to the medication that she has been receiving over the past 48 hours.  Her fluid output from her chest has decreased and her glucose levels have remained consistent.  So... I believe that they are going to try to feed her a little bit today!  This will be her first feeding so they are going to take it slow and see how she responds.  They need to make sure her stomach is ready for it and that the amount of fluid she produces does not increase.

We are very happy with everything we have seen over the past week.  We need to keep reminding ourselves that we need to evaluate Harper's progress week by week and not day by day... Since her birth day last Tuesday, Harper has come along very well and the mere fact that she is still here fighting each day is a true testament to her fortitude.  I am so proud of my 'Little Bird' and I know she will continue and her path to health.

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