Day 30, Morning

Hannah's fine this morning, one month after birth. She's still tolerating her feeds well, and they've dropped the ventilator settings down to 30 machine breaths per minute. Hannah breathes between those to round out the oxygen she needs, sometimes breathing one breath for each one the machine gives her. Over time, the plan is to keep reducing the machine breaths until she's taking most, then all, of the breaths on her own. Even after she's off the ventilator, she may need oxygen supplement until her tiny lungs recover from the strain of having to breath three months earlier than nature intended.

Carla is holding Hannah for over an hour almost every day now, and it is of course good for both of them.

Today, I fly up to Wisconsin for my father's funeral. Carla's parents are driving over to hang out with Carla before Cathryn's wedding shower this weekend (she's marrying Jon in September). I'm apprehensive about leaving Hannah and Carla, but know that both will be in good hands and only a phone call away.