Double Kangaroo 2/18/13
Melissa
I had to go into work this afternoon to get cleared from my medical leave. So I got to the hospital first thing after shift change this morning to kangaroo with my sweet girl before heading to Disney. I was already missing her the second I stepped foot outside of the hospital. I had a nice time catching up with my team, cleaned out my emails and made the trek to Health Services to obtain my return to work paperwork. I'm thankful my bosses are exceptional people and have been so understanding. Thankfully I don't actually have to go back to work just yet. My extra time off has been made possible through the insanely generous people who have donated their own earned vacation time to me. I am grateful for their selfless giving and the huge blessing of being able to spend countless hours every day with Hattie.
Hattie's feeds have increased to 31 cc and she now weighs 1,682 grams, or 3 pounds, 11 ounces. It's incredible to see how much she's filled out!
Chris had a ton of work to catch up on so he made the tough decision not to hold Hattie tonight. He worked from the hospital and I got to kangaroo again! Hattie lazily nuzzled before kangarooing. While I was kangarooing Chris came over and kissed me and then kissed Hattie on the head. He told me that he wants to take her home. He wants to put her in her car seat in our car. He wants to show her her room. He wants to tickle her and throw her up in the air. He wants to take her for a walk. I do too. These are all things we likely would've taken for granted had Hattie been a full term baby. Now we know we will cherish these little moments when they do happen. Leaving the hospital without our baby every night hurts. We cannot wait to get our sweet girl home!
