August 12th, 2007

Megan is no longer the only girl...she now has a partner in crime. I don't know her name, yet, but I heard the nurses referring to another girl. I did have another nurse tell me that Megan has "quite the temper" and that I should have fun when she comes home. Hmmm...

Megan is up to 2 lbs 13 oz! I could tell she was a little bigger when I held her today :) We hung out for about 1 1/2 hours and she did great! She rested comfortably on top of my newly acquired sunburn. ( I just wanted to make sure she kept warm...right.)

They did make a few changes today. They have stopped the diuretic. Both the steriods and the diuretic had been making it easier for Megan to breathe, so we'll see how she does. Her last dose for both was yesterday and she is still doing well. She is still on room air (21%) and keeping her O2 saturation stable. If she continues to keep her saturation stable over the next 48 hours, she will no longer go on the CPAP. Instead, she will only be on a nasal cannula. From what I understand, the CPAP delivers pressure to her lungs and gives her more assistance where the nasal cannula just delivers a stream of air to her lungs. Being done with the CPAP would be a step in the right direction!

Because they are stopping the diuretic, she will no longer need extra potassium, so that is being stopped as well.

She is doing great, we are now just waiting for her to grow. This week, she will start bottle feeding and we will work more towards nursing. The one thing she is having some trouble with is having regular stools without a suppository. That is one thing she will have to do before being discharged. The nurse said that constipation is very common among preemies as their digestive system matures. Bob and I are hoping that getting rid of some of these medications may help.

Today, Megan visited with Grandma and Grandpa Foster. Grandpa Foster had not seen Megan for a few weeks and was shocked at how big she was (relatively speaking, of course :) )

Everyday, I feel more and more like a Mom. I still feel pangs of jealousy when I see parents with their babies. I just want to scream out that I am a Mom and I have a beautiful little girl. My pregnant belly should have been immediately replaced with a stroller to show off my baby. I compensate by telling as many people as possible about Megan - cashiers, other shoppers, mailman, etc. I also thoroughly enjoy shopping for her at Babies R Us. It was so satisfying to grab a pack of sleep and plays on clearance because I know my daughter will need them eventually and not for someone else's baby shower.