Day 1 recovery Update #3

Well, day one of recovery is almost done.  I was so impressed with the strength of my little sweetheart.  As previously mentioned, all went great today other than that pesky sodium.  However, at her 2:00 blood draw, the numbers had gone up significantly! Another prayer answered.  She got her first taste of formula around 3:30 and she was so excited! Her heart rate monitors started ringing and we realized her heart rate had shot up to 190 bpm!  That gave us a good giggle. She couldn't contain her excitement. It was only 20 ml (less than an ounce), but girl sucked it down in less than a minute.  When it was all done, she was none to pleased... and she made sure we heard about her displeasure.  But, she eventually settled down for another good nap.
Dr. Good (her pediatrician) came by to check on her (on his own time, by the way).  I know I have said it a thousand times, but Mia and Maddie have the best pediatrician in the world.  He is the most caring and loving doctor I have ever known.  He delighted in her progress as much as we did and took extra time to explain and talk to us about everything that had gone on.  He left us with a warm hug and promised that he would continue to check on Mia.
Right before we left I was able to give her 25 more ml of formula.  Her heart rate again soared and she fussed when it was over.  After lots of kisses, 6:00 p.m. rolled around which meant mom and dad had to be kicked out of PICU.  Tonight was a little harder leaving... I think because she was awake and crying a little before we left.  That broke my heart because I just wanted to grab her and hold her, but instead I had to walk away.  That was tough.
I called just an hour ago and her nurse said she was doing great.  She took another 25ml of formula and they had just finished watching SpongeBob together on the TV over her bed.  That made me laugh.  She said she just laid there, sucking on her paci and watched SpongeBob for a good while.  Sweet sweet girl. 
Keep your prayers coming! Tomorrow will be a potential BIG day!  We might get to leave PICU for a regular room and the bandages should be coming off!  She will also be much more alert, which is going to be cause for more fussiness and irritation over her restraints.  As always, we will keep you updated!