Macy - Thursday/Friday AM

Macy had a great day and night. They have taken her off of the sedation drip completely so she in no longer completely asleep all the time. When she is awake she is very calm, although there is a very concerned and confused look on her face at times. She has been on such heavy sedation for so long that it is just taking some time for her to adjust to the awake world again. Her lungs are continuing to stregthen and her vent was turned down significantly overnight. When I left the hospital last night, it was set aon 18 - where it has been for the past couple of days. They can only turn it down 2 settings at a time and each time they take blood and observe her to see how she's adjusting to it. So last night she went from an 18 to 12 this morning! That is awesome news!! They say she has to be down to a 5 or 6 to be ready to remove the tube completely. But we thought Sunday would be the soonest she would be extubated, and now tomorrow is a real possibility! We could not be more proud of her and how perfectly she has been responding to the weaning process. Today we could either see a whole lot more progress, or a return to a "holding pattern". We are praying for progress. Once that tube is out, she will be ready to go to her own room where they will continue to observe her until it is determined that she is well enough to come home.

Dalton and Korbin are headed to Grapevine today with Uncle Lance and Nick to ride the Polar Express and experience a little Christmas together. We all need a little Christmas. I hope to have a few pictures of their boys day out and will post them soon.