April 20, 2008

Today flew by because we were trying to get a bunch of stuff done before both of us had to hit the road. I woke up real early to finish up some laundry, and then we went to the early service at church. We went and had lunch, and then drove home to pack all of us up. Kaylee cleaned the litter box, Larry cleaned the rat tanks, and I packed up Kaylee's bag for the week.

Larry dropped me off at The Living Room to meet up with Kristie and Brenda for our chick road trip to Children's. I knew it was the last time I would tell him to drive safe before he left for the police academy. That makes me smile! Back in January it seemed like the academy would never end, and now it is finally here! A little after he and Kaylee left, we hit the road...and it was a nasty drive. The rain was horrible, and the traffic was a little heavy at times. We enjoyed chit-chatting about girl stuff, and I thought the drive was cut in half because we were talking so much. lol

Once we got to the hospital, both of them got the chance to hold her. She wouldn't open her eyes for them, but peeked a little when we were feeding her. I've noticed the past two days she has been very calm when I do her daily cares...normally she cries her head off when we change her diaper and stuff. She was very content and enjoyed the cuddle time she got from Kristie and Brenda.

The night nurse came on, and I really liked the way she talked to the babies in our bay. You could tell she really likes her job, and she was very happy to meet me. I was helping her out with "bath night" and Kaydence started rooting around with her mouth. The nurse told me to let her nurse on me. I had never done that before because other nurses said that it was not allowed because everything needs to be measured. She was very cool about it and said that it is just to help the bond form, and the most she would get from me is one or two cc's of milk. Most of the time, babies will dribble that amount during feeds anyway. So I tried it out and she latched right on...the nurse got all choked up and almost started crying. I told her not to cry because it would get me started. She didn't suck a whole lot, but she knew what to do...and she was wide awake during the whole thing. Now that is what I am talking about...I would rather bong with her instead of my pumps any day!!!

It is thundering real bad tonight, and I wish I wish I wish I could sleep in tomorrow morning...but my ride is heading to the hospital at 8:15 a.m. :( But I want to be there for rounds so I can talk to the doctors about what happens when she reaches her full feed. So I will sleep some other time...like, you know...whenever she is discharged.

Update:
She is having yellow stool now (from the breast milk)
Her feeds were 33 cc's tonight
Her full feed goal is 40 cc's. She should meet her goal in about 2 days.
She weighs 4 pounds 7 ounces