FUN AFTERNOON

I will usually only post once per day, but today was so much fun in the NICU, I had to write about it! I went during Justin's nap so had lots of time to spend there. Right when I got to the hospital, it was time for "cares". That is when the nurse comes in and does the diaper change, vitals, feedings, etc. Usually, they let the parents help with all of that. We do diaper changes, take temperatures, the easy stuff. She is tolerating her feedings really well so she got her feeding while I was there. Then I got to hold her for over an hour. She slept the whole time. I was hoping that sometime soon we would be able to give her a bath or wash her hair because it was getting a little gross after being almost a week old and not having a bath yet. We can't fully submerge her because she still has IVs but a sponge bath works! So, my friend, and our favorite nurse Christy, stopped in to say hi. She was Justin's primary NICU nurse when he was born and we have stayed in touch and become friends since then. She is not allowed to take care of Ava since we are friends but it is nice that she can stop in and help out from time to time. So, today, she got off work a few minutes early and asked if I wanted to wash Ava's hair!! OF COURSE!!! She and I were the first ones to give Justin a sponge bath and now Ava. How cool! Anyway, it was so much fun to have her there and so nice to get Ava cleaned up. Christy is always very attention to detail with these babies and that is very much appreciated! Fun day! Oh, and Ava has her umbilical IV out and a new IV in her foot. I guess she did just fine. They give babies "sweeties" (sucrose on a pacifier) which works as a pain block, somehow! Wish it worked on adults! Hopefully she can be done with IVs soon...as long as her feedings keep going well!

Tomorrow my post might be a little later in the day. I am having my first baby shower! I was admitted to the hospital 4 days before my shower when I was pregnant with Justin so I missed that one! And, almost missed this one too! Yikes!