Good News for Kinley (But Keep on Prayin'!)

First off, as always, thank you, thank you, thank you for your prayers!  Kinley did have some positive news today...the best of which being that she was extubated this morning and is now back on CPAP.  Her extubation went well, and her oxygen saturations have looked pretty good so far.  Her resting heart rate however has been running on the lower side ever since her "episode" yesterday evening.  It is not dangerously low, but is not quite normal for a baby her gestational age.  Our doctors were very honest with us and admitted that they are a little confused by this and cannot pinpoint a cause.  They consulted with cardiology who came out to look at her and they are not overly concerned.  Her EKG was normal and her circulation looks good.  She is also behaving very appropriately and got more than a little ticked off each time she was being "messed with" today, which is a positive sign.  They also did a brain ultrasound today to rule out neurology issues and, praise God, it also came back normal.    They will do an echocardiogram tomorrow to 1. follow up on her PDA ligation, and 2. check for any other signs that could explain her lower heart rate.  While we are very pleased that there are no "glaring" issues right now, we also want to be sure we are not missing anything.  Please pray that this is just a minor issue that will resolve quickly so Kinley can continue to improve and grow, and her Mommy, Daddy, and the rest of her family and friends can breathe a little easier!  

As far as her belly issues go, they stopped feeds completely last night and she is still currently on IV fluids and nutrition.  They basically started all over again with trophic feeds of breast milk today of just 3 mLs per feeding.  They are going to increase her feedings very slowly in hopes that her tummy just needs more time to adjust.  Please also pray for this concern as well.  

Cooper is having fewer dips in the heart rate and desaturations every day and is now over 4 pounds!  We are so thankful for how well he is doing and continue to pray for him to keep it up.

Hopefully tomorrow I will have great news for both babies...thank you again!