Last Tuesday night Ella made the move into her crib! Ella likes to sleep with her arms out which were then hitting the sides of the bassinet. Furthermore, she would end up scooching herself down and I would find her smooshed against the foot of her bassinet. So we prepped her crib and room and tried it out. So far so good - she has slept in it every night so far!
On Wednesday I went to visit my kiddos at Ledgeview. It was Fun Day so I was able to not only visit with my kiddos and some of their parents but also get to see many of the teachers and staff that I missed so much but received so much emotional support from during the past two months. Of course, the children were upset that Ella wasn't there, but I hooked my camera up to the TV and gave them a little slideshow.
I also received our webcam on Wednesday and, of course, called up DJ, April, and the twins. We're loving it!
On Friday, Ella had an appointment with the cardiologist. Upon entering the waiting room we saw one of Ella's last roommates, Molly, and her mom from the NICU. Ella had one last EKG and was discharged from cardiology because all looks well!! We then took a walk up to the NICU to visit with Sara, her PA, and Lynn, one of her nurses. It was so great to see both of the them and show off how well Ella is doing!
On Saturday, Braiden was born to my step-brother, Brian, and his wife, Barb. But you'll never guess where he is now. Yes, in the NICU at Children's. In fact, he is in the same room as Ella was - Golden Raintree. I believe he is in there because of immature lungs as he was born about 4 weeks early and possibly an infection of some sort. Therefore, please add Braiden, Brian, and Barb to your prayer and good vibe list! I, unfortunately, know exactly what they are going through - and it's not fun!
On Saturday, Braiden was born to my step-brother, Brian, and his wife, Barb. But you'll never guess where he is now. Yes, in the NICU at Children's. In fact, he is in the same room as Ella was - Golden Raintree. I believe he is in there because of immature lungs as he was born about 4 weeks early and possibly an infection of some sort. Therefore, please add Braiden, Brian, and Barb to your prayer and good vibe list! I, unfortunately, know exactly what they are going through - and it's not fun!
On Sunday we had my Mom & John, Dad & Heather, Gram, Todd's parents, and Jeff & Kim over to celebrate Father's Day, Mother's Day, Jeff's birthday, my birthday, and Ella coming home. We had a great time! Ella enjoyed all the company was well. We had not all been together since one of the worst days we experienced in the NICU.
On Monday Ella had an appointment with GI. According to my appointment sheet I received from the NICU the clinic was at Children's. Unfortunately, upon getting there I found out it was really at a satellite location on Sweet Home Road. After a few phone calls they were able to see Ella later that day. In the meantime, my mom, Ella, and I went up to visit Brian and Barb in her room. I had gathered a bunch of things that I found really helpful while Ella was in the NICU and passed them on to Barb. We finally got to the GI appointment and got a bunch of good news - she now weighs 6 pounds 13 ounces, her liver functions are normalizing (her direct bilirubin is trending down), her blood counts are normalizing, and she has been taken off of two of her meds! She only needs to continue taking the vitamin with iron.
While going back to the waiting room we ran into one of Ella's first roommates, Greyson, and his parents, J.J. and Chris. It was so great to see all three of them! It was also at that time that we got hit with that hail storm. And our new VW felt it as it now has pock marks all over it.
Finally, Ella actually slept for a good 5 hours last night: 9:30pm-2:30am!! But that didn't last long, because her next stretch was not even 2 hours.
Thanks for checking in!!!
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We are sooooooooooo Happy :) that Ella is doing so well!!!!!!!
Many kisses and lots of love!!
Beaver Biros :)
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