more lines out

Sophia had another big couple of days and is steadily getting better. Yesterday they pulled the line out of her right atrium. This was a little scary since she bled more than expected and there was some concern about her having blood trapped around her heart which would require re-surgery. Thankfully, a follow up echocardiogram showed that there was no blood trapped and everything looked good. Today all three of her chest drainage tubes were removed. Now we have a baby that is pretty much disconnected from most tubes and lines. We are now enjoying every minute holding and rocking her! The next big step will be to get Sophia feeding and gaining weight. Tomorrow she will get evaluated for her ability to suck-swallow-breath, that all important newborn reflex. There is also a rumor around the ICU that we might get moved to the critical care nursery in the next day or two. We can't believe that her surgery was just 8 days ago, we are in complete amazement of her and how wonderfully she has come through all of this!