2/16/12
I love this picture! It looks like she's smiling at me! When I walked into her NICU room today, it was completely silent in there. As soon as I started talking to Danika, she started screaming! The nurse walked in smiling and said she got excited when she heard mamma's voice! :)

Danika has been desatting a lot. They say that it is probably her reflux that is painful for her and causing her to have so many spells. That's not normal for her. She's been doing really good lately. They upped her oxygen to 2% flow to help her out since she's having such a hard time breathing on her own. It's possible that she could have a cold.

Danika is finally starting to make her own red blood cells! The Epogen shots 3 times a week are helping! They say the shots can be hit or miss, but it's worth a try. The shots will either help her make a lot of blood cells or it won't do anything for her. Hopefully she keeps doing good with that, so that she doesn't have to get another blood transfusion. The more red blood cells she has, the easier it is for her to breath on her own.

Hooray for bath day!!!! She loves bath day if the water is really warm. Taking a bath always makes her so tired! She just passes out afterwards.

Today she weighs 3lbs 12 oz! She is gaining weight like a champ!