Today Zaria was so sweet when we arrived before lunch (and i mean
lunch for her!) She was curled around this little bean bag pillow
that the nurses use to comfort the preemies and wedge things and so
forth. She had her little feet tucked up and crossed and her earmuff
had slid off so we could enjoy seeing more of her entire profile. The
blanket that covered the Giraffe made the scene complete of this cozy
little womb for her.
She had another good day in NICU. All was fairly quiet and 'boring'.
I can hope for as many 'boring' NICU days as possible with Zaria; days
where I am not sitting up super straight and realizing I don't
remember when I breathed last.
Zaria had her first feeding of breast milk today and I gave it to her!
She received her 1 millileter in a syringe which I held up to allow
gravity to slowly feed her through a thin tube through the mouth. She
will receive this four times a day if all goes well. Luke gave her
another feeding during his late evening hospital visit.
She also winked at him tonight! One eyelid popped open and he saw her
little eye and then she did it again. This is supposedly a slow
process.
We had our follow up appt with the OB who did my surgery. It was hard
and tiring and I don't know what else. Not really ready to discuss it
all as this email has been on such a positive note anyway.
Thanks again for the support from you all. I think I missed home and
routinue and friends more than ever today.
I miss feeding my chickens and chatting with them,
BUT
I wouldn't miss my daughter's recovery for the world!
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