Today is so great! Yesterday Avery was able to be taken off oxygen. It was awesome! They have had to monitor her for the last 24 hours to make sure that she didn't need to go back on and so far so good :) She also had a hearing test yesterday that she passed with flying colors which is a relief because the medications she's been on have been known to cause hearing loss. We'll have to go to a hearing specialist this week so that she can have a second screening just to double check everything but I'm sure she'll do great. The nurses were also able to take off all of her cords today! It's so nice to be able to hold her without a bunch of machines beeping at us. The last test that she needs to pass before she can go home is her carseat test. In order to pass she has to sit in her carseat for an hour and a half while keeping all of her levels stable including her oxygen. She had a carseat test last night but she failed because she couldn't keep her oxygen levels high enough but hopefully she'll be able to pass tonight. All of the nurses and doctors here have been amazed by the progress she's made and by how quickly she's been able to hit different milestones that would allow her to go home. I know that we've been super blessed and that all of the prayers that have been said on her behalf and the priesthood blessings that she has received have played a huge part in her recovery. When she goes home we'll still have to be extra careful with our peanut and monitor her breathing for awhile but we can't wait to just have her home. If everything goes well tonight and she passes we'll be home tomorrow. I couldn't ask for anything better!
with Love
The McCandless Family
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Oh this makes my heart SO happy!!! She is such a DOLL!!! Thanks for all the updates! I check in every day to see how she's doing! Lots of prayers for you and your sweet little family!! :) Love ya, girly!
So happy, we can't wait to meet her!
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