Lillie after lunch...

Lillie update...

I went to go see Lillie this morning for her 8:30 feeding. The nurse had already started. Probably a good thing because she had an explosive diaper. It was so bad that the nurse had to clean out the incubator. The nurse informed me that she acts her age just like a term baby. She was so hungry that she fed her ealry. I would much rather her be fed without me than have the nurses let her cry in her sound proof booth. I can't stand to see her cry in there. Of course, she rarely cries. She ate a lot and ate it fast. Nurse talked to the doctor about increasing her food. He let her up it from 10cc's to 11cc's. If she digests everything well today they will up it to 12cc's tonight. They also are getting rid of two cords today. Thye are thermometers that keep track of her tempature. We are going to just take her temp the old fashion way. The big news is she had her brain ultrasound and according to the tech it looked great. I talked to her doctor and he said he will give us the final word tonight or in the morning. The tech said that she didn't see any need for concern. The nurse also talked to me today about discharge class. I can't believe they are already talking to us about that. It will still be weeks away, but the fact that they put us on a list for the class makes me feel like we are getting closer. I took a couple of pictures and so did the nurse of Lillie during her 11:30 feeding. Our next touch time feeding is at 8:30. After that, we go home! Draven is feeling better and looking forward to sleeping in his own bed. Chris and I can't wait to sleep in the same bed together. Got lots to do before Lillie comes home. We will have the house all ready for her when it is time. I will keep you posted if I get any new info. Thanks for all of your prayers for Draven and his stomach bug (he was so sick!) and keep them coming for Lillie. Can't wait to share her with the world. Until then, I took a little video of her after she ate. She likes to make faces and look around.
I can't get the video to upload so I will try it on a separate post.

My sweet husband...

Last night I went to fed the baby. Chris came in a few minutes later to Kangaroo. He sent me back to the room to pump and rest. Next to my bed I found a pair of diamond earrings and the sweetest card. I am so lucky. This man has been sleeping in a chair and getting very little rest. He gets up every morning, checks on the baby and heads to a long day of work. I don't know how he does it. I don't know how he can function. It is so hard to focus on anything but Lillie. I would of taken a picture of the earrings but they just sparkle too much! Maybe I will get someone to take a picture of me wearing them.

POPPY SINGS HER A SONG...

Lillie and her Daddy...

Last night Chris got in late. He brought me a bunch of gossip mags and ice cream. I have been an emotional mess, his treats perked me up! After that, we went to go spend some quality time with Lillie. Chris got to feed her, change her, bath her, take her temp and do some kangarooing. Lots of good bonding time. Since he had been gone most of the day he needed to catch up. This morning we spoke with her doctor and she said that she is doing very well. Nothing to worry about, just waiting on her to gain weigh. She is up to 3 pounds 2 ounces today. The doctor said that it is normal for her to be at her birth weight in 2 weeks, then start to put on real weight. Now that she is in the incubator she should start putting the weight on fast. The only down side to the incubator is that they limited our touch times to twice a day. We have one at 11:30 then again at 8:30. I will be at the hospital till tomorrow evening. I want to go home, but don't want to leave Lillie. I just hope my crying stops today. I am dreading be in this tiny crappy room by myself. I miss my birthing suite.

WHAT THE HECK?

My blood pressure is up to 151/107 tonight. Waiting on the nurse to come and recheck it. I have to stay in bed (again) till it goes down. She better hurry. I need to be down to feed Lillie in 15 minutes. Oh, my feet are super swollen. I am swollen all the way up to my stomach. This picture doesn't do it justice. I am so freaking swollen it is gross!

Lillie Marie Henry...

Today was a good day for Lillie. She got her name and seems to like it. She is taking about 10 cc's of formula and digesting it well with the help of medicine. They moved her into an incubator today, which I am told is an improvement, not a set back. She had lots of visitors as she usually does. Bubba Greg came to see her and we just hung out and rocked her for about an hour. That was the best part of the day. I am starting to get a little emotional about leaving her here. Just the thought of having a child (my child) stay in the hospital for weeks without me makes me so sad. Oh, and on top of it all Draven has an awful stomach bug. Now I have two kids I can't care for. It is all starting to set in and I don't know how to handle it. The hospital Chaplin came by today to talk about support groups at the hospital. She also wanted to talk about how I was feeling. That was hard. Now it is about 7:30 p.m. and they just kicked me out of my nice cozy room. I have been in a birthing room for the past few nights, now I am in a closet. They had a bunch of women in labor so I got kicked out and moved to a different floor. I am not even on the same floor as my baby. If I can't handle moving floors, how am I going to handle going home. Ok, now I am sad. Maybe posting some pictures of Lillie will make me feel better. I get to go feed her here in about an hour. Hopefully, dad will be here for that.