April fools

Either it was an early April Fool's joke, or she just wanted to keep us all on our toes, but Elyse's cultures all came back negative, meaning it doesn't look like she has an infection after all.  This is great news, although we still don't know what caused her big spell on Sunday evening, which is a little unnerving.  It may have been from the removal of her PICC line, or the milk fortifier, or just a total fluke.  It was a little upsetting knowing that she had to go through all those invasive procedures for nothing, but absolutely better to err on the side of caution.

The doctors decided to discontinue her antibiotics as of tonight, and re-introduce the milk fortifier once again.  It does make me a little nervous, since something "major" has always happened the previous two times she has started fortification, but the extra calories, vitamins, and minerals are important for her proper growth and development.  Here's hoping the third time is the charm!

In other news, we also found out that Elyse is most likely going to be transferred back to the Ottawa General Hospital tonight (the one where she was born).  The NICU at CHEO is currently at capacity, and their spaces are better suited for critically-ill and higher risk babies.  It is quite reassuring to know that they feel Elyse is stable and well enough to leave the unit, although we are really going to miss CHEO -- the staff and facilities are second to none.  But it means we are one step closer to going home!

Woohoo, I'm outta here!