We got a great New Year's gift this morning when we got here, Natalie smiled for the first time since she had her surgery. It was a very welcome sight. They had planned on taking out her feeding tube sometime today or tomorrow, but Natalie decided that it was coming out at 4:00 this morning, and she took it out herself. So, no more feeding tube. She is eating much better, and milk is staying down now. That is a definite improvement.
They still think we will move out of ICU tomorrow, and move over to the recovery wing. We'll know with more certainty in the morning when the regular doctors are back at work. Then, it's just a matter of making sure she's eating and keeping excess fluid off. Once that's accomplished, and they've weaned her off of the medications, then we can come home (finally).
We hope everyone's New Year is going well, and we look forward to seeing all of you very soon.
Eating normally again.
She wouldn't smile for the camera, this is as close as she'd get.
What a honey. Glad to see her sweet face. This will all be behind you soon!
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