Update 9/22

Today they weaned Gracie's nitric oxide down from 15 to 8.7 and they are going to continue weaning through the night. Her oxygen level that the respiratory machine provides is around 48% right now and she still has to go down to 21%. They have taken her off the dopamine, which was stabilizing her blood pressure, so that is good that her blood pressure is now stabilizing on its own. They took her off the bilirubin lights today so they have uncovered her eyes. Before she was wearing a little mask and so we couldn't really see her face. She is quite swollen though from all of the fluids being pumped into her. The other big thing that happened today is they started giving her my breast milk through a feeding tube. Before she was only getting IV fluids. So far, she seems to be digesting the milk so that is a good sign that there is not a blockage in her intestines. Just lots of baby steps. They have to take things slowly and do one little thing at a time.