Julia Visits

This morning Julia visited Emily before going to school. Julia was very excited to see her little sister again. She hadn't seen her for a few days. Julia is looking forward to having Emily home.
Mommy stayed with Emily the whole day. The Special Care Nursery was unusually busy. It puts a lot of stress on the nurses and as a result the extra attentive care that we are use to goes out the window. Mommy wasn't comfortable leaving Emily alone. It was a good thing because Emily's O2 levels were dropping again. She had a few episodes starting late this afternoon. Finally after some prodding by me, a pediatrician came to see her (I had to use my "scary voice" with the nurse). The pediatrician instructed the nurse to give her a bit of O2 if necessary and assured us that the levels, although concerning, were not dangerous. He didn't see any signs of infection. Tomorrow is her scheduled echocardiogram so we'll find out for sure if she has any heart defects. The heart sounds normal but with Julia's heart issues they want to absolutely rule it out.
Feeding is going well. She nursed four times today. She's getting there!

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Anonymous said…
Julia was happy seeing her sister. She told me all about it when I got home from work. She said that Emily was really good. She didn't cry, poop or fart on her!
8:30 AM
Anonymous said…
Aren't those beeping monitors nerve-racking? I feel for you guys and I'm glad Emily is doing so well! What a nice pic of the two girls! Rebecca
7:42 PM
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