Thursday, November 10th - Day 144 Update

Hi there,

Tori finally broke her inconsistent sleep patterns last night with a very solid night of sleeping. All of the pumps and monitors were working properly as well so there were NO constant alarms to deal with. She slept until 9:00am and had another slight nap afterward just prior to her 11:00am PT session.

Tori went through her normal stretching routines and did some more standing and sitting. Cheryl also played some Hilary Duff music for Tori and from what I understand, Tori did seem to enjoy it. During her OT therapy she had a new treat which will make the frenchman Guy proud. Yes, Cheeze Whiz, some of the finest cheese around ;-) Tori had several spoons of it today and she didn't reject it at all. I also gave her a whole 4 ounces, or 15 small spoon portions of apple sauce tonight. She had it while Guy and Shaid were visiting.

Staci came in later for Tori's ST session and gave Tori more candy cane and 'grape slushie'. She also continues to work on Tori's 'yes and 'no' responses.

I neglected to mention that Tori was weighed earlier this week and she came in at 92.4lbs which is definitely moving in the right direction. We are hoping to weigh her again soon and another 4lbs would be great to see!! :-)

I also want to mention that Tori was very, very nice to nurse Cory tonight which was great to see!! Tori is typically the very vocal in the form of screaming when Cory is around... Tonight Tori even let Cory change her PIC Line dressing without even a scream or crying!! She just watched him calmly. Cory was beginning to have a complex so thank you Tori for giving him a little break tonight :-)

Alright, that is the short update for tonight and hopefully Tori and I will have a great night of sleep.

Thank you once again,

-Tim