Saturday morning

Emma Kate was stable through the night with great numbers again. They skipped the evening chest xray, not wanting to risk moving the ET, but they did get one this morning and it looks good. Her peak pressure was rising to the upper 30s so they went ahead and suctioned her ET and got some good gunk out. Pressures dropped into the upper 20s/low 30s, so that was good. Having to step up her sedatives to keep her out now- she's really building up quite an amazing tolerance to the drugs and is on really high amounts. We're having to be extremely careful doing any physical therapy so we don't cause her to shift at all, and we're having to let go of concerns over potential bed sores on her back and head in favor of keeping her airway secure. It is really scary but hopefully won't become an issue anyhow. Luckily she's still so small and lightweight, so hopefully her skin is staying strong and healthy. We've got the same attending doctor through the weekend and I'm a little reassured that they've been through this crisis and were able to deal with it quickly, in case it happens again over the weekend. As far as I know they're still planning to reassess on Monday, and when they have her off the vent prior to getting things set up the way they want them to be again, they'll roll her a little and assess how her back is doing. I can just barely run a finger under the edge of her sides and what I can feel is still ok, but I can't safely reach any real concerning areas anyhow. We're happy to have one of our favorite nurses in with Emma Kate today- let's hope for a smooth weekend.