Zelly is *finally* being transferred to the local hospital here in
Olympia. Swedish okayed her for transfer Monday evening, but the
insurance companies (we switched jan 1) were fighting over who was
responsible for transit expenses. Our company finally agreed to pay
the cost themselves in order to expedite the move. One of the
insurance carriers will probably end up paying anyway, but they may
not resolve it for months; and since corp. essentially "co-signed" for
the payment, Swedish had their authorization. So once that was taken
care of, we could have moved her yesterday, but the nursery down here
was full! Today they have room, so Zelly is currently en route!
We are very excited to have her closer. Cam has been working on
breastfeeding for the last 3 nights and it will be much better for her
and Zelly to be able to practice several times a day. Zelly's getting
the hang of it, but is getting most of her food via a tube, and will
continue to do so for a couple weeks. Once she can get all food via
breast or bottle, she can come home!!!!!!
I've joined the preemie-l list, which has been interesting... ya know
being in a straight space after so many years on this list is kind a
weird. I did get a pretty amazing message last night from a straight
woman on the list applauding our decision to have a baby. And I've
met a lesbian in Seattle who had a preemie at Swedish 2 yrs ago.
well, I've gone on long enough! Zelly is up to 2 lbs, 13.5 oz and
looking more like a little girl every day.
I also wanted to thank all those that sent messages to me... I don't
have time to reply to everyone, but wanted all to know that I really
appreciate the messages.