Three Days Old

We just got back from the hospital - Sweet Baby Girl 's doing fantastic.  She's off the ventilator, she's eating on her own (and nursing!!!) and her lungs are sounding better. There are no further signs of infection, so the antibiotics seem to be doing their job.  They are pulling her umbilical line (where she's been getting glucose and fluids for nutrition) today since she's eating so well.  They are also transferring her to the intermediate care nursery since most of her tubes/monitors will be coming off soon.  She'll just have an IV line and will just need to finish the 7 day antibiotic course, so we're hoping she'll come home on Wednesday or Thursday next week. The doctor said there's still a small amount of blood in her lungs still and they've sent it to be tested to see if it's still my blood from delivery or hers from something else.  We're hoping the tests come back as mine since the docs said they'll just let it work its way out since she's breathing so well and her blood gas tests are good.  If it's her blood, then they'll need to do a bronchoscopy to see what's going on.

Everyone else is doing well...kids are showing the strain of the crazy week with some crazy behavior, but that's to be expected.  Soldier and I are learning how to juggle our back and forth trips to the hospital.  We're learning how to manage pumping schedules, hospital feeding trips, two tots that miss mommy and naps for a tired mommy.  We've been so blessed by my parents being here to help with Monster Boy and Bunny Girl and with the many offers of help and tasty dinners we've received.  I love you all and will eventually give you all big hugs and tell you thank you personally when this is all over.