I called to check on Linlee first thing this morning. She had no heart rate drops through out the night. She is back down to 2.1 pounds but that is soon to change. Mom and I are heading up there to see her soon and Matthew will go tonight. She is also better with her jaundice so she is not under the light anymore.
We just got back from visiting our preemie princess. She is looking so great. I fed her 2cc's of Enfamil for her first time. She will be getting a PICC line in the next few days. :'(
September 21st Wednesday-
Today has been a great day! I did something I never thought I would do. I pumped Linlee some breast milk! It wasn't bad at all and she digested it well. I hope this helps her to grow faster. Also, the nurse that had her today let me hold her, like actually hold her for our first picture together! It was the best moment and I will cherish it until I see her again. I love that child so much. She is back under the jaundice lamp but still doing good. She will just never know how much we all feel for her.
September 22nd Thursday-
Happy one week birthday to our sweet baby girl. She is up to 2.2 pounds today. Something amazing happens each and every day. Today, Lacey took me to see the baby and the head nurse let Lacey go back with me for a minute. It meant so much to me, and I hope it helps her to cope with not being able to see Linlee. She is still under the light but I think it is just a precaution thing now. All of the nurses say she sure can pitch a fit! I can not wait to bring her home and experience her fits myself. **Editors note: YES, I REGRET EVER WRITING THAT! :) She needs a spanky so bad!** She is looking better every day. Once week down until we can bring her home!
September 23rd Friday-
Baby Linlee was still 2.2 but gained 2 grams. Bless her heart, I can't help but be proud of her. Our favorite nurse, Jennifer was working today so Matthew and I enjoyed our time there. She explains a lot and just seems to know the right thing to say. Linlee is taking 5 cc's of Enfamil at each feeding now. She is no longer under the light so we can see her little face again.
September 24th Saturday-
Today was not so great. This morning Linlee's nurse called asking for consent to give her 10 cc's of blood due to her levels being low. This afternoon the nurse practitioner tried to do a PICC line and was unsuccessful. Matthew and I had a very hard time with it. I know she is so sick of being stuck and poked with needles. They will have to try the line again tomorrow. She is up to 2.3 and everything else seems good. She wasn't crying after the procedure so we stayed a few hours. She got 5 cc's of Mama's milk! :)
September 25th Sunday-
Finally they got the PICC line in on the first try! I feel so much better knowing they didn't have to poke her several times. She is only one ounce away from her birth weight now meaning she is 2.4 pounds. We didn't get to go visit today because my body and mind are exhausted. I feel terrible I knew what an emotional day it would be with the PICC line and all. I just spoke with the night time nurse and she says we should be able to hold her for a few minutes tomorrow. I hope she is right!
September 26th Monday-
Today was my first day back to work. It went pretty good except for missing Linlee but that's everyday! She is back under the light but up to 7 cc's of milk. Since I skipped yesterday she looked very different. She seems more plump, even thought she didn't gain today. Thought we might get to hold her too but no such luck. She has the sweetest facial expressions. When we touch her she makes this "leave me alone" face. Bless her.
September 27th Tuesday-
Praise the Lord! Linlee is back to her birth weight. Her only problem today is she has not had a good bowel movement so they are giving her something to help. She has so much personality to be so little. I can't express how grateful I am for all of our friends, family, and facebook friends through out this whole experience. We have been overwhelmed with prayers and that plus our little girls strong heart has gotten us a long way in just 2 weeks.
September 29th Thursday-
Miss Linlee Nicole weighs 2.7 pounds today. We took off work and spent a while at the hospital this afternoon. She was wide awake. :) We loved it! She was so good, we talked and videoed the whole time. Her feedings are up to 10cc's which is a huge step. I couldn't make myself leave until she was sound asleep. So I leaned down so she could hear and hummed random songs until she fell asleep. Love her!
September 30th Friday-
God is so good! Linlee is 2.9 pounds. That little gal is just determined. They even weighed her after a big #2! The nurse asked if we wanted to bathe her and of course I said yes cause it involved holding her. We both got a turn to hold her for about 10 minutes. She got so comfortable one time they had to bump up her oxygen level. She is such a miracle. Her feedings are 13 cc's now!!!
Mommy & Linlee
September 30, 2011
