The Weekend of Baby Steps

September 15th:
On Saturday morning, she finally had an x-ray that looked better than the previous one, but we know that it is only part of the bigger picture. By Saturday, most of our family had come to see Samantha and help us get through this time. Everyone has been wonderfully supportive and there for us when we needed something. Seeing everyone helped Samantha as well, as she stabilized well on Saturday and had both a good day with Andrew and a good night with me. Emma has been a big help as well, and she is doing well.

September 16th:
Sunday was a good day. Samantha and Andrew watched some football, and I got to sleep for a little longer than usual. Samantha had a very quiet day, which is always good. Her morning x-ray was not as good as the previous one, but that is going to happen. She is also looking much better, so that is just as important. We were even able to give her a bath and get her skin cleaned up and her IV dressings changed. Additionally, she has been able to tolerate some changes to the ECMO that the doctors wanted. They also seem to have her blood pressure where they want it and they have allowed her temperature to come back up to normal. She is starting to look more pink now.