September 17th, 2007

We are home!!! Our first overnight with Megan went very well. We had to wake her up every 3 hours to eat. She just slept in between all the feedings. Dr. Omar said we will probably continue to do the feedings every 3 hours for at least 6-8 weeks. That way she will get enough calories and keep gaining weight! Right now she is 4 lbs 14.8 oz. We already have our appointments scheduled for next week - pediatrician and eye doctor.

She did great on the car ride home - no problems. She has slept pretty much all day which is what she will do for at least another few weeks. We are keeping her on the same schedule as we had at the hospital. At 7pm, we gave her a short bath since she had one yesterday and changed her clothes. We keep taking her temperature at every diaper change just to make sure she is warm enough.

The home monitor is not that bad - only 2 false alarms today. We opted to use the leads instead of the chest strap. The leads work much better because she is a stomach breather, not a chest breather. The bad things is they won't be sticky for as long as we need them to be. I love having it because it has lights that flash every time she breaths and every time her heart beats. It definitely gives us some peace of mind.

Today was one of the best days of my life. Nothing has felt better than finally walking out of that hospital with my husband and our daughter. The nurses all gave us hugs and made us promise to keep in touch with pictures. They are definitely very special people!!