Today was the Poop!

Today was my day to hold Sophia, she is a real snuggler. We sat together for a little over an hour and a half. While we sat and snuggled we also sat waiting for the second suppository to work. You see our little Sophia had not pooped since surgery and for the last few days we have been waiting for her to poop. While Sophia did not poop while I was holding her she did poop after she was given an enema shortly after 8 p.m. Three diaper changes later we believe she was done for a little while.Why is pooping so important you ask? Well as we all know the act of pooping helps cleanse you body of waste, but what you might not know is that part of Sophia's intestine was up in her chest and part of her surgery was to place it back where it belonged. One risk of the surgery was that the intestines might not get looped back correctly, since she pooped we now know that they were placed appropriately and are functioning. Another plus to pooping is that since her intestinal track is functioning she will get to start on feeds soon! You will see in this picture that there is a new tube in Sophia's nose. You learn very quickly in the RCNIC that getting tubes or new medicines can be a very positive thing. The new tube is a feeding tube that will be used for food in the very near future, today it was also used to give her a new medicine that will help the doctors wean her off of the Nitric. The doctors have also started to wean Sophia's Oxygen to a closer to normal level. These are all signs that indicate that she is still moving towards not having a ventilator. Way to Go Sophie! Hooray for POOPIES!