Another Big Day: MRI, food, and poop!

Some big things that happened today:
-Her MRI results came back and everything looked normal. What a huge relief! The MRI gave a picture of her brain to look for any obvious injury or damage, and didn't find any. Now we are waiting for results from her EEG, which tracks the electrical activity in her brain.
-She POOPED!!!! When you've been through what we've been though, you learn to appreciate the tiniest milestones like that!
-She is quickly being weaned off of IV's for nutrition and almost completely onto milk. She is still feeding through tubes in her nose, but is digesting everything beautifully.
-She can cough and hiccup
-She made TONS of progress on her sucking reflex. She sucked on a binkie a lot today. We and the nurses and doctors will be working with her on the suck-swallow system so she can get to feed through a bottle.
-She is off of antibiotics!
-She is now working with an Occupational Therapist (a lot like a physical therapist), to loosen up her stiff muscles (a result from her traumatic birth). The OT works with her a couple times a day to stretch her muscles and improve her range of motion. She also taught us how to do some exercises today with Alayna so we can help that process. Even after just today we're noticing progress in her movement.
-What a great day! Jeff and I are so exhausted though. We want to be with her every minute and are so excited to eventually bring her home so we don't have to make the drive every day. Thankfully, my recovery has been very smooth and quick.