Home and Adapting
I haven't blogged in quite a while... Lots of changes have come our way. As you probably already know, we are home. We are so glad to be here. Back in good ole Tennessee. Number one comment has been.. I bet you are so glad to be home!! Well..... Yes and No.... I am so happy to be close to family and friends. I'm glad to be in my house. I'm glad that Jimmy and my mom don't have to drive so far to see me and Ruthie. BUT... it is way easier to watch her oxygen levels while she's attached to a monitor. I KNOW she's fine but my only clue now is her lips turn blue and her face gets a little more gray than pink. I don't know about you but that freaks me out a little. Really, her oxygen has been fine. She's only changed color maybe twice and it was while she was eating... she was so hungry, eating so fast, she forgot to breathe.
The first week home was pretty tough. I was constantly checking to see if she was breathing. I couldn't sleep. I would ask Jimmy to check on her even when I was sitting right there. A totally irrational fear. I felt like calling the hospital NICU and asking... Seriously?? Seriously.... you trusted me to take her home. Then I would snap out of it and remember how protective our surgeon was and I know he would have NEVER let her go home if he had any doubts in her or me. I, also, had a wonderful friend talk me down one day. I think I may have freaked her out a little but I was at that point... the point where exhaustion meets hormones and I lost it on her. I felt so bad afterwards but that's what friends are for. I would have totally understood if it were her. It was really nice to have someone to talk to about it. After I was able to get over the fear, it's been pretty nice. I've been feeding her and burping her and changing her diapers...... so pretty normal newborn stuff. We went to get a check up at the pediatrician and she's 8 lbs 2 oz and gaining. We're headed back to Cincinnati for a check up on Dec 19th. She'll have a couple of x-rays and meet with the surgeon.
The pictures are two of her most common faces. She is very expressive and has lots of faces but these are the most common! 
Home and Adapting
I haven't blogged in quite a while... Lots of changes have come our way. As you probably already know, we are home. We are so glad to be here. Back in good ole Tennessee. Number one comment has been.. I bet you are so glad to be home!! Well..... Yes and No.... I am so happy to be close to family and friends. I'm glad to be in my house. I'm glad that Jimmy and my mom don't have to drive so far to see me and Ruthie. BUT... it is way easier to watch her oxygen levels while she's attached to a monitor. I KNOW she's fine but my only clue now is her lips turn blue and her face gets a little more gray than pink. I don't know about you but that freaks me out a little. Really, her oxygen has been fine. She's only changed color maybe twice and it was while she was eating... she was so hungry, eating so fast, she forgot to breathe.
The first week home was pretty tough. I was constantly checking to see if she was breathing. I couldn't sleep. I would ask Jimmy to check on her even when I was sitting right there. A totally irrational fear. I felt like calling the hospital NICU and asking... Seriously?? Seriously.... you trusted me to take her home. Then I would snap out of it and remember how protective our surgeon was and I know he would have NEVER let her go home if he had any doubts in her or me. I, also, had a wonderful friend talk me down one day. I think I may have freaked her out a little but I was at that point... the point where exhaustion meets hormones and I lost it on her. I felt so bad afterwards but that's what friends are for. I would have totally understood if it were her. It was really nice to have someone to talk to about it. After I was able to get over the fear, it's been pretty nice. I've been feeding her and burping her and changing her diapers...... so pretty normal newborn stuff. We went to get a check up at the pediatrician and she's 8 lbs 2 oz and gaining. We're headed back to Cincinnati for a check up on Dec 19th. She'll have a couple of x-rays and meet with the surgeon.
The pictures are two of her most common faces. She is very expressive and has lots of faces but these are the most common!
I haven't blogged in quite a while... Lots of changes have come our way. As you probably already know, we are home. We are so glad to be here. Back in good ole Tennessee. Number one comment has been.. I bet you are so glad to be home!! Well..... Yes and No.... I am so happy to be close to family and friends. I'm glad to be in my house. I'm glad that Jimmy and my mom don't have to drive so far to see me and Ruthie. BUT... it is way easier to watch her oxygen levels while she's attached to a monitor. I KNOW she's fine but my only clue now is her lips turn blue and her face gets a little more gray than pink. I don't know about you but that freaks me out a little. Really, her oxygen has been fine. She's only changed color maybe twice and it was while she was eating... she was so hungry, eating so fast, she forgot to breathe.