7/25/2011 228 Days Old

On the 228th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Erin worked from home today, and Me and Maya hung out on the couch. Maya was very tired. She did not wake up at all until around 11:00. She then promptly  went back to sleep. This morning Maya was so tired that we got a bit scared. She just could not seem to wake up. We moved her several times, and she would grunt a little, squirm and then fall right back to sleep. We passed our day this way on the couch.

This afternoon Maya got a visit from her nurse. Her vitals were all about the same as last week, but her breathe sounds were a bit diminished when the stethascope was used. She was also having retractions, which are signs of difficulty breathing. Judging by her color her oxygen numbers were low all day, and probably most of last night. Maya’s nurse decided that she still needed to be on an elevated observation schedule and will return twice more this week.

This evening Grandma Kathy came by to see Maya. Maya’s sleepy time gave way to a time of grousing. For most of the night Maya was in between sleeping and awake. She would grunt and sigh to let us lnow that she was uncomfortable. At about the time Grandma was leaving Maya finally woke up. We got to see her beautiful blue eyes looking up at us, and got to see her little pink tongue pop in and out of her mouth. Unfortunately for Maya tonight was bath night. Maya did a little better tonight in the tub. She wasn’t happy, but she wasn’t screaming either. She is now sleeping in Erin’s arms.

On days like today we don’t really know what to think. To most peoples eyes Maya looks OK, but we can see that she is struggling with something. We will continue to hold her and comfort her as best as we can for as long as we can.

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