Incubator Graduate

They took Lana out of the incubator today and see how she would tolerate being in an open crib. They're gonna observe how she does for the next 24 hours, and if she is okay regulating her own body temperature then the crib is here to stay. Awesome news, because that means she's one step closer to coming home.

The medical team is waiting on some lab results because they noticed that she is a little swollen. Swelling is a non-specific symptom, but they suspect that it might have something to do with her protein absorption, or lack thereof. So hopefully we'll hear something soon. 

Furthermore, they also wanted to start working on her feeding. We were encouraged to practice non-nutritive feeding so she can learn to suckle for longer periods of time. If so, then her feeding tube can be removed. They said it can be hard for babies to learn the coordination to drink and breathe simultaneously. I can easily see how this is the case since, I (a grown man), can barely walk and chew gum at the same time.