Great News

Sorry it has been so long with no word on our little miracle's status. With my recovery and the preparations of the house for her home coming, and three active little kids at home, things have been very very busy! One thing after another keeps me from having any down time. Every mother knows precisely what i'm talking about. Even when you don't bring your new baby home from the hospital with you right away, things are still similar to that experience, if not more tiring and busy because of all the travel.

I'm having a blast away from home this time around! I think it is because I do so much more with this sweet tiny baby of mine. I get to do all the regular things like take her temperature, chance her pulse ox, and change that diaper but I also get to be in charge of her now.... I pick her up and feed her when I think she is ready. I burp her. I play with her. I talk with her, sing to her, rock her, and so much more! I finally feel so involved. It was so hard before, like I adopted my baby out and the nurses took my place and it felt as if they didn't want me around. Now i'm wanted and appreciated and praised.

Not only am I fully recovered but my home preparations are so close to being ready! I know things can't be perfect. My husband keeps reminding me of this. However, things can be close, right? Her car seat has arrived, and my room is ready for her. I have a Moby wrap and my milk supply would feed a third world country for a month...,lol, well maybe not but I have a lot of milk. I  wake up in the morning and pump and get 10 ounces. She drinks not even two ounces per feeding. Through out the day, the amount goes down to a min of five ounces per pumping. I guess I will have to donate some milk to the milk bank.

Now for the greatest news.... She is 64 days now and can come home when she wants to. It's all on her now. The only thing to accomplish is for her to eat all of her feedings (8 total) by breast or bottle. She is so close! She is eating four to six so far! Way to go little gal! I love you!

Here she is with mommy and here is her 60 day birthday cake!

Wish us luck, could be at the end of this week or mid next week!

Holding Electa

Elect Ruth is now 2.8lbs. Just 1 ounce over her birth weight. Her artery cord was removed making it officially possible for mommy to hold her for the first time.

They put a pick line in her arm so that that can draw blood often without poking her over and over. (it is similar to an IV that you get in your arm but it runs up her vein since she is so tiny.) Right here she has high flow in! Which is really awesome for her to be on it for 6 hours at a time. After I held her it was time for c-pap to be put back on. (gigantic head gear if you ask me!!!)

It took two nurses to get her to me, making sure all the cords and wires and tubes were all coming with her and in order. She felt so tiny on my chest but still so wonderful!

 I stopped bleeding the third day after my c-section and thought it was not right but the doctor said it was okay. The second she was placed on me I had a large gush of blood soak through my pants. I soaked through three pads after that in just four hours. I also almost fainted from so much blood loss. Either that or it was cafeteria food poisoning. The nurse had me lay myself in a recliner and she put a wet rag on my forehead and brought me ice water. She told me I had lost all color and was worried about me. After a rough and tough nights sleep I got over the light headedness and the nausea. I hate leaving my busy and wonderful home life filled with a husband and three needy children for this lame hospital where I always seem to get no sleep and a lot of loneliness. But holding her makes most of it worth it. I can't wait to hold her  more!!