HOME AWAY FROM HOME

They say, "Home is where your heart is."  So, our new home is Vanderbilt Children's Hospital NICU, and it looks like it will be so for at least another week.  We were not able to start Priya's feeding again today, because her oragastric (actually it's naso-gastric now since they had to replace the other one) secretions were still too dark.  She did finally have another bowel movement this afternoon, and her NG secretions looked a bit lighter afterwards, so that makes me hopeful that we'll finally get the green light to try to start feeding her tomorrow.  

The awesome news is NO MORE BILI LIGHT again!  This means we get to hold her as much as we want to.  She's not on any meds rights now, just nutrition through her PICC line. Her new belly button looks amazing!  She was given a regular crib today, and we are on a waiting list for a sleep-in room, where I can sleep with her at night.  Hopefully we will have that in 2-3 more days.  The nurse also put a little shirt on her, so it was fun to see her in clothes for the first time.  Her room is now pretty much set up like a nursery away from home, so we have full access to her to hold her, change her diaper, dress her (to some extent) and do care that other moms and dads get to do.  

Our baby is ONE WEEK OLD today!  I can't believe it!