at the risk of saying anything good because it can change at any moment and everything can go awry.... yesterday was a really, really good day. when i arrived to the NICU, little miss valentina was sleeping peacefully and there was a nurse sitting in the chair by her incubator monitoring her for a few minutes. it turns out, saturday night, the night shift nurse decided that vivi's oxygen pump was the culprit, responsible for setting off her heart rate alarm, respiration alarm and blood oxygen saturation alarm... so nurse fatima decided to change out her nose mask (and that awful hat with tubes all over it, squeezing her tiny face...) and just set baby up with regular oxygen so she can breathe on her own, with oxygen assistance just flowing into her nose. and she was fine all night, stable all day and had a thrilled mama in the afternoon! HUGE HUGE HUGE PROGRESS.
saturday, valentina weight 1090 grams but looked like the mini-hulk, as she was swollen and super fluid filled. she looked like a tiny state puff marshmallow baby. yesterday, her weight was down to 1020 grams, but she looked perfect! and now that she had the face mask and hat off all evening, her face didn't have any marks, her little ears are starting to pop out nicely, and she is so so so cute and pretty! yes of course, i am biased and i know you all forgive me for this, but she is! she kinda has that long alienhead thing going on, from having her head turned from side to side for hours at a time, but i am assured this will correct itself on its own.... haha!
sweet sweet baby... i need to tell you guys about the drama saturday (nothing baby related, more of a staffing complaint, which i will be formally reporting monday... enough is enough!!!) but for now, i will just leave it at this... i was blessed with a really, amazing good day. the fungal infection is under control, and right now, it is just a waiting game. i am praying that this infection is the last hurdle, and all we have to do is coast through the next two months, getting bigger, putting on weight, breathing stronger and stronger on our own, picking up our head, no more infections, and that i can produce enough milk to sustain my growing baby!!!
oh, by the way... i ordered a few NICU shirts for our little sweetheart... omg... tiny pink leopard wrap shirt. AWESOME.
off to shower, pump, pack up, jet off to the hospital. day 34. (i just counted... THATS IT??)
give mama another good day baby!!
*grow baby grow* <3 <3 <3
ps. afternoon update: so i am still home... pumping... had some errands come up so i am here still... BUT i called about sweet little tiny love, and the nurse said she is sleeping, happily and nice and pink, breathing beautifully on her new oxygen set-up, though she does have a new micro-organism showing up in her friday afternoon blood work... more antibiotics. poor baby... lots of meds but breathing well. she had a new catheter put in too... fair trade off? i just cant wait til she is bigger, stronger and has a more developed immune system that can fight off these infections by herself... oh little petunia... we love you <3
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