Smiles

We arrived at the hospital today to find Alex awake and feeling better. She's been smiling and crinkling up her little face when we make all the crazy sounds she likes. It's hard to put into words how happy this makes us and what joy we have from the small interactions we've had with our baby girl this afternoon. Tears are just coming down as I write this. We have so much to be thankful for.

The nurses have mentioned that they think she may be upside down which is when they have their days and nights confused. Uh oh, not what mommy and daddy wanted to hear. The past couple of days she has not been awake at all when we've been here but they have assured us that they have some tricks up their sleeves to help turn her back around before she goes home.

The docs have started to turn down some of the ventilator settings and she seems to be tolerating that well. She still has a lot of secretions but they are thinning out and breaking up much easier. All of these signs mean she moving in the right direction. God is certainly answering all of your prayers and lifting our family up. Thanks for sharing in the struggles and in the overwhelming joy we are experiencing today :)