Fathers Day....

.....Daddy gets another great present today.

the card was bigger than Maisies bed!

Maisie had a busy time preparing for Fathers Day;

Firstly during the night Maisie had to wriggle about so much that the cannula in her arm needed to be taken out. This was the cannula used for Maisies morphine so it was decided to see if Maisie would be able to cope without - she did.
Secondly Maisie secreted alot of fluids which clogged up the tube from the incubator so that it needed replaced however it was decided to leave the tube out.

Maisie has been off the Ventilator since 10 o'clock this morning.

Maisie is now on a CPAP machine (Continuous Postitive Airways Pressure) which helps Maisie focus on breathing using air flowing through a small mask over her nose. This applies a pressure to keep Maisies lungs inflated and supports with Oxygen.
Maisie has to breath in and out on her own with the support of CPAP - the gas checks on her blood show that Maisie seems to be coping fairly well at the moment. 

getting closer to breathing on her own

We pray that Maisie has the strength to keep this up. She should be on just Mummys milk tomorrow which it the best thing for Maisie to grow.

Daddy (and Mummy) was treated to dinner by Zach and Meghan this evening, we had alot of fun and we all wished Maisie was there particulary Zach who would would have like one more person to split the bill with.

In Daddys card from Maisie were some great photos that must have been arranged by the excellent Nursing staff - they were of Maisie with no masks or tubes that were taken before the mask over Maisies nose was put on. Daddy will scan them and let you all see Maisies face tomorrow.