Rebecca again extubates

Jessica started this post then I added to it.

Joanna is continuing her windows off of CPAP. During the windows she is so awake, looking around and taking all of the sights and sounds in. You can tell she is really trying to focus on things. In order for her to go home she has to be completly off oxygen and eating from the bottle or breast. When holding her and seeing her looking around everywhere and focusing on us trying to figure all of this out, I think back to all of those doctor visits where we were told she wouldn't make it, and that first couple of days when things looked pretty bad. It's truly a miracle of God that we are able to experience these joys of her precious life.

Rebecca has had a few set backs. I got a call from the doctor around 5:30 this morning that she had turned her head again and gotten her breathing tube out again. Brandon was on his way home for work so I had to call and give him the wonderful news. This time her heart rate dropped into the 60's during this so they had to call a code and begin chest compressions in addition to bagging her. Being on the oscillator is pretty uncomfortable since it is breathing so many breaths into her so most of time she is kept sedated. As the medicine wears off she begins to get agitated. It has been decided that for her well being she will be given sedation medication as she appears to be getting uncomfortable. Throughout the day her settings on the osillator were brought down. Brandon got a call this afternoon from her nurse that said she had a fever of over 102 but it has since gone down. Overall the doctors feel that all of her issues (billi levels up, swollen, fever, lung problems) are all related to this infection. They got positive results from her ET tube culture for Pseudomonas, the same infection she had before. They think she didn't completely get rid of it with her 10 day antibiotics. This time they are running it at least 14 days. They are checking now for fungi.

Brandon and I decided to go on a date Friday night! We met up with Brittney and Eddie (co-worker of mine) at the Reds/Cardinals game. They stayed the night in town and visited the twins today.