Thanks to all who have sent messages to me and the list.. we're going
to put them all in the baby book (or rather, the baby box!).
Wanted you all to know that Zelly is now up to 2 lbs. 11.6 oz. She's
finished phase 1 of feeding protocol, so all her nutrition is coming
from Camey. They've currently got her on fortifiers as well for 2-3
days. Then she's starts phase 2 of feeding protocol: moving from
contiuous feeding to every 3 hrs. This is a 3 day process, starting
with feed 2hrs, off 1 hr; then feed 1 hr, off 2 hrs; then feed every 3
hrs. When she's done with this, she gets to move to Olympia. This
will probably happen next Monday or Tuesday. We are very excited to
have her closer to us.
A couple of big milestones:
1. clothes! nurse Kristina put her in a onesie on Sunday night, so we
got to change her clothes on Monday night. Of course, we had to unhook
and rehook her IV and feeding tube, but it's great to see her in a
onesie.
2. bath!!!! we got to give her a bath on Wed. night. What an
adventure that was. We used one of those hospital basins, ya know
the ones about 12 x 6 x 6in deep that are great for doing dishes when
camping. The nurse put a towel in it, draped over one end. All the
monitors were removed and in she went. I had her head/shoulders with
one hand, held her iv hand/arm out of the water, and cam washed her.
Zelly would NOT keep her legs still. I think she was trying to do the
breast stroke kick! At one point we ended up with her suspended
totally in the air... while Cam washed her back. I swear zelly looked
at us like "what the HELL are you amateurs *doing*?"
3. She should be getting her IV out today. We'll find out when the
nurse calls with the update this afternoon.
Well, that's it for now. We are still in a really weird space: being
moms without a baby at home, but shopping via ebay for her has helped
me out!