When we walked into the NICU today the RN was in the process of putting Rylee's NG (nasal oxygen) back in her nose. As we approached the RN began to fill us in. Apparently Rylee has been episodes of apnea and Bradycardia. At this time they are not sure if it is due to apnea, or a possible infection. In order to determine what is going on they ran a CBC (blood test) to check for an infection, which came back negative. They were also in the process of getting blood and urine cultures to look for closely for a possible infection. Along with the cultures the put another I.V. in her foot in order to give her antibiotics, to stay ahead of the infection if that is the case. It was a rough NICU day for Rylee, but we know that she is in good hands. So good news for Rylee is that she is steadily gaining weight. She is back up to her birth weight of 2 lbs 15 oz, and is gaining more and more everyday.
As far as Haylee goes, it was a wonderful day. When we walked in we noticed that Haylee was swaddled in blankets and wearing a clothes. This is a great sign, it means that she is gaining weight and finally weighs enough to be in clothes! She is actually up to 3 lbs 8 oz, and gaining more everyday. This is also the beginning of her slowly getting out of the incubator and into a crib. They will slowly stop using the temp. feature on her bed, and if she maintains her body heat she will eventually be moved out of the incubator!!! Also, she is beginning to show signs of being able to feed on her own, and we are looking at being able to potentially try to feed very soon!
Apnea (ap'-nee-ah) is a pause in the regular breathing of a baby lasting longer then 15-20 seconds. Normal breathing may speed up or slow down but usually does not stop for any length of time. Bradycardia (bray-dee-car'-dee-ah) is the medical term for a heart rate that is too slow.
Haylee Swaddled.
Rylee feeling better after getting her oxygen back. 
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