July 24th, 2007

Well, my OB GYN called yesterday to remind me that I have a sonogram / prenatal appointment tomorrow morning. I had to call and remind them that they can do a sonogram, but I doubt that they would see anything! (At least I hope not!) Not quite the sharpest tools in the shed!

We had a great visit today with Megan and she got to visit with Grandma Foster. Again, she looked so great! Her feedings are going well. She is at 10 cc every 3 hours. Her carbon dioxide was slightly elevated on her blood gas this morning, but was already down 2 hours later.

She did get another chest xray today to follow up on her pneumonia. They said her lungs are pretty clear. They were a little over extended, so they were adjusting the settings on the ventilator so her lungs could deflate a bit. Overall, they were happy with the xray and her progress.

Megan gave the morning nurse some trouble because she peed through her diaper and all over her bed :) That reminds me to put a waterproof mattress cover on the registry!! They are decreasing her IV since she is eating more breastmilk.

Today I touched her foot and leg on our visit. I constantly wonder if she will know who her parents are. We make sure to talk to her every day and touch her whenever we can. I'm sure once we can hold her on a daily basis, we will be able to bond with her. It's so strange that my daughter is almost 3 weeks old and I haven't held her yet. It's not exactly how I pictured the birth of my baby, but now I don't care what we have to go through, I just want to bring my girl home!