We are just LOVING having little Julianna at home!! She has been such a sweet sweet girl. She hardly ever cries, sleeps well (only to wake up for feedings), and is eating so well! She has her first bath yesterday and did great! It was very short, as Mama was paranoid about her getting cold, but so fun! I smelled her little body all day long... Just can't get enough loving! We both love snuggling with her on the couch, watching her sleep, watching her make sweet faces and noises, and feeding her chubby little cheeks... She misses her sister and can't wait to have her home.
Gardner is doing so good! She is bottle feeding for every feed now and weighs 3 lb 4 oz! The doctor mentioned weaning her heat today (which is the first step to getting into an open crib), but her nurse seemed to think she was still too small and needed to grow a little more. While this is understandable and we will try our best to be patient, it was still good to hear the doctor even mention it... I guess just knowing that it is the next step is a good feeling. I do want her to go at her own pace though. We are still keeping an eye on her anemia and have not done a blood transfusion as Dr Chen wants to revisit the issue next week... They are giving her iron, and gone up in calories and volume on her feeds. Hopefully, she will correct herself and the transfusion will not be necessary.
With the twins in two different places and stages it is a stressful, yet exciting time! I am so very thankful to have Julianna home, but it almost makes it that much harder to have another child in the NICU. Its hard not to feel guilty about being either at home or at the hospital, because it feels as if I am giving up time with one or the other, although I know that they know no different at this point... I know that time will heal all of this if we can just hang on for a little while longer. Please pray that I will continue to have patience and understanding that Gardner is where she needs to be and that we will all be together some day soon. That will be the best day of my life... When our little nest is finally complete! But until that last little bird comes home, we have hope in His master plan and we will keep the faith... and remain "together in spirit."
Julianna
Gardner
With Love,
The Fields
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