2 steps forward, 1 step back...

Well, I should not have gotten my hopes up about the NG tube being removed today. Lila had a fussy night last night and the doctors wanted to be sure it wasn't because her tube was on gravity so they put her back on suction today and will reevaluate tomorrow. She continues to have almost no volumes coming out of the tube and what does come out is almost completely clear so hopefully tomorrow we will be going to gravity on her NG with possible removal the next day. 

The other news is that Lila is moving floors to a regular inpatient room, actually right now. While this has been mentioned, we originally thought that would be after she started oral feeds, but apparently Children's has a few admissions coming tonight and they have no more beds. Lila is on the top of the list to move because she is so stable. While I am happy that she is so stable, I don't know if I really like the idea of her moving because she would otherwise be staying in the NICU so is moving her the best plan? The ratio of nurses to babies in the NICU is 2:1 while on the other floor it is, we think, 5:1 - definitely higher and Lila will not be getting the amount of individual attention she has been getting. My mom and I are going to go down to the hospital now to see what's going on with her and where her new room is, and to see if I feel like I need to stay with her now.