Lillie Update...

Feeding through the incubator. We also do the diaper changes and take her temp through the holes on the side.

Getting ready to eat, but still sleepy.

Back to snoozing.

Chris Kangarooing after work last night.

All nestled in Poppy's chest hair.

Last night we came home. It was hard, but better than expected. They made me take a wheel chair down to the car. We loaded it up then I got out of the chair and went back upstairs. Other women were going home with their babies in the car seat. I was dismissed with "no babies" according to my paper work. I cried so much. Even the lady who wheeled me down was pregnant. Chris said "I bet your baby won't be 3 pounds." We were both bitter. We were a little early for Lillie's dinner time so we went in the parent room in the NICU. I pumped and we just talked. I have discovered that is the best way to deal with all of this. Once you talk about it, it doesn't seem so bad. We ran into Lillie's doctor in the NICU and got to ask him a bunch of questions. It is so nice to hear all of the updates straight from her doctor instead of a nurse. Don't get me wrong, we love and trust the nurses. He looked at the brain scan and didn't see anything to worry about. I asked him what other test do we have left, he replied "there are none." Now we just wait for her to gain weight. He said that she is doing everything she should do for her age and is very healthy. He also said that he doesn't expect her to loose weight. He thinks that if she was going to loose any she would of already done so. Today he increased her feedings. She started out at 7cc's and is now at 15cc's. She is digesting everything and keeping up her appetite. Now that we are all home we have to figure out a schedule. I want to be there for all of her feedings, but I don't want to be there 24 hours a day. I got to the hospital at around 3pm today. She was asleep so Draven and I hung out in the waiting room. I went back in for her 5:30. She woke up and saw me and looked at me like "where have you been?" I felt guilty. I checked her temperature and it was up. I panicked but the nurse reassured me that it was ok. They took of her body temps yesterday, they regulated the temperature of the incubator. Now the incubator stays at the same temp, but she is now trying to regulate her own temperature. Her body temp was increasing but the incubator temp was not decreasing. That just means that she is one step closer to coming home. After that Draven and I went to the parent room so I could pump and he could watch a movie while we waited on Chris. He showed up in time for dinner in the cafeteria then back up for her 8:30. We checked her temp and it was back to normal. She ate her 15 cc's in a big hurry then Chris got ready for his kangarooing. He wears the same flannel shirt just for rooing. Pretty sweet. Now we are back home and trying to figure out our plan for the weekend. We need to get her room ready. She is one day closer to coming home.
Oh! I almost forgot! When I got home My sweet husband had not only cleaned, vacuumed and dusted the whole house, he also had flowers in every room. I cried! It was the sweetest thing he could of done. I was able to just come home and rest. Also, we decorated Lillie's house today. We put her pink bunny, a pink "Kate blanket" and a few hats (if she will every grow into them) all in her incubator. Chris had a great idea too, we are going to take a family picture and tape it to the outside of her incubator. Maybe I will work on that tomorrow.

Kangarooing Hen.
I love this picture! Chris actually looks happy instead of worried. We are finally getting to enjoy our little girl. She had the hiccups during most of kangaroo time. She still seemed like she loved it.