Wednesday evening

Emma Kate had a busy night with lots of agitation, sounds like they had a hard time staying on top of her drug needs. She did well today, her drugs were managed well, and she just had several times where she opened her eyes and looked around, but didn't get terribly agitated. She likes to play with the wires and blankets, and can't stand the little O2 sensor on her toe, so she always tries to get at it. Her numbers are still stable, and her peak pressures have been in the mid-teens to mid-20s today which is great. Had some productive suctioning from her ET as well, so that was good. She had a nice bath this afternoon, after which she promptly had a huge pee and it leaked up the back of the diaper and soaked her blanket. She was started on a fentanyl patch and a clonodine patch today, and they tried a dose of benedryl to help keep her sleepy, and all the mix seems to be working well. She's down to about a quarter of her highest dose of fentanyl and less than that for her versed, and she seems to be tolerating it well. We're holding the course for now and are hoping for a more quiet night tonight for her.

As for Gretta, she's still quite the pterydactyl during the day (man, can she screech!!) and has gotten a reputation throughout the hospital apparently... and she's gone quite bald on top of her head but has decided to keep the long hair everywhere else! She's almost a month old!!!