A Step Down Is A Good Thing...

Jenna has had her chest tube, arterial line, feeding tube and almost all IV lines taken out. She is still on oxygen but is completely off of all IV fluids. We are now in the step-down unit, and one step closer to bringing her home.

Janice and I made it back from Ashtabula around 12:00 p.m. to relieve my Mom and Jenna's Auntie Jenny and Uncle Tim visited this afternoon. We both got to hold her for some time today and Janice has been trying to nurse, although Jenna is in diva mode and really does not want to be bothered. She has her nights and days confused and has been sleeping most of the time. She is starting to stir a little now, so we do expect her to be up shortly. Hopefully the 7:00 p.m. feeding will go a little better.

We are hopeful tomorrow she will be off the oxygen and able to hold this stat better. This seems to be one of the only things left before she is released. It is hard to think she had heart surgery and now, just four days later, she is steps away from coming home. What a blur this week has been.

Again, I know it was your prayers and thoughts that helped Jenna get to this point. We know there were angels above watching her from the moment she arrived.

We will check in tomorrow and keep you posted.