2 weeks and counting

Abby reached the 2-week mark yesterday morning, and things are moving along nicely.

-The brain scan earlier this week remained normal.
-Abby is recovering extremely well after her valve surgery on Monday. Apparently, she didn't read the part of the book that says she's supposed to be sick for several days after that surgery.
-She is breathing well enough to come off the ventilator, but they're waiting to make sure a minor problem with her ostomy is resolved before doing so.
-She is up to 1 pound, 14 ounces and is growing every day.
-They're working towards removing her stomach tube. Once they do, they will start feeding her.

Katrina had a chance to hold Abigail on Tuesday when she was helping with her care. Katrina held Abby up inside her incubator so the nurse could do a few things. For pictures of this and pictures of Abby's incubator and area of the NICU, click on the Facebook photos link in the previous post.