Baby steps in the right direction

Adelina was extubated this morning!!!  Brent and I were finally able to be useful.  She wasn't too upset but clearly still drugged.  They gave her a little tylenol and with some parental comfort she is now sleeping peacefully and enjoying her high flow nasal canula at 12 liters of oxygen with nitric oxyide.  Her swelling has gone down considerably although she still has a ways to go.
 
Adelina opened her eyes and focused on Brent, she sure loves her daddy.  She is still getting sporadic help from her temporary pacemaker wires but we are expecting that she will start losing extra tubes today.  She's down to six meds but three are sedation, one is antibiotics and one they will wean off.  She had poor heart function after surgery so they gave her melrenone (sp?) which they expect to wean off after another heart echo is done.  She has not needed any blood pressure medicine but was on three before surgery, yay!

We are really looking forward to being able to hold her.  Maybe tomorrow :)