.. we've got our little Zel-ly.
Yes, she's home. We are now parents-in-fact instead of parents-in-
waiting. She was discharged at around 11:45 and we immediately went
across the street for an eye exam. Her eyes are fine and we'll go
back in 4 weeks for a followup. We'll go into the pediatrician
Thursday to weigh her and do a blood test. We're watching her for
possible anemia, a common concern in premie babies.
Boy am I ever glad we got a diaper genie. She's been home about three
hours and I've relieved her of three poopy diapers already. She
filled them all in the last hour -- obviously she was holding it for a
while.
Wendy and Zelly are watching the Rosie O'Donnell show. It's
important to start teaching her about culture early and about
sleeping through loud laughter. The cats think she's some wierd
little creature, they are satisfied to peek at her and leave it at
that.
Her weight today is 3 lbs, 12.5 oz. I think she'll be 4 lbs this
weekend, which will be what she should have weighed at birth. She's
16 1/2 inches long (2 inches more than at birth). Do we have a
volunteer to buy her basketball shoes?
Well that's all for now. I'll get another report out later in the
week. Thank you to everyone for your encouraging messages.