Officially Off the Vent!!

Age: 8 weeks
Gestational Age: 31w5d
Weight: 2lbs 2oz

So today I went to the hospital and I had a wonderful surprise waiting for me!!!  They decided to remove Ava from the ventilator after 1 day on automode!  Her main doctor is on vacation so another doctor actually made the decision.  They placed her on a high-flow nasal cannula.  When I looked at her in the incubator she was smushing her face into her bed!  Finally freedom to move her head anyway she wants; she was enjoying it so much! I was so happy and had a smile from ear to ear!  Finally the day I've been waiting for for 8 weeks now!  Well this day and the day she can come home. 

You can tell Ava was happy cause her oxygen levels were in the mid to upper 90's all day.  The doctor that made the decision did tell me that we have to see how she does for a day...if she doesn't do good then she may have to put on CPAP or maybe even back to the ventilator again.  But so far so good and hopefully this post doesn't jinx it!