Bath Time 1/15/13
Melissa
Hattie had another great day! We are utterly amazed by her strength and determination. Chris returned to work today. I went to the hospital this morning and spent all day with our sweet girl. Chris and I met back at home to have dinner together and then headed back to the hospital to see Hattie.
Hattie had some residual in one of her early morning feeds so they've decided to increase her feedings every 24 hours rather than every 12. Her feeds will increase to 7 cc of milk at 2 a.m.
I snuggled with Hattie for almost four hours today! It's awesome to feel her tiny, warm body on mine. She sneezed a few times while I was holding her and it was adorable! I never thought I'd get so tickled over sneezes, hiccups, poopy diapers, squeaks, baby smiles, etc.
Dr. Alexander stopped by while I was kangarooing and reiterated what Dr. Brown told us yesterday. Hattie's brain ultrasound showed a tiny amount of blood in the ventricles in the right side of her brain and he is not concerned. He will order an MRI before she goes home. Dr. A said he continues to be impressed with Hattie, especially considering the way she was born.
When we got back to the hospital tonight the nurse told us she was going to put us to work! We got to give Hattie her first bath! She is too little to go into the bathtub and her PICC line cannot get wet, so we gave her a sponge bath in her bed. We washed her eyes and face. Then I soaped up her hair and body and we rinsed her off with little gauze wash cloths. Her skin and hair are so soft. I replaced all of her leads and temperature probe with fresh, clean stickers. Once she recovered from the initial shock of bath time, she seemed to like it. We are grateful the nurses let us be so involved in Hattie's care.
Her reward for doing so well with her bath was kangaroo time with daddy. Chris and Hattie were both conked out!
Besides reading several books a day, I've been reading Hattie all the loving and encouraging comments on her blog. Thank you for lifting our little family up! I know God has his hands on sweet Hattie and is knitting together a beautiful life for her.
