Mother's day

This Mother's Day was a little tougher than others, and rightfully so.  I think it's a difficult day for any mother to be apart from her child for whatever the reason -- a bittersweet reminder of how much they are loved, and how much they are missed.  But I still had a wonderful day, complete with early morning snuggles from Emmett, and afternoon snuggles from Elyse.  We had also stopped in for a quick visit with Emmett on our way to brunch, and he was happy to see her again.

Mother's day visit with my two little loves

 

peek-a-boo

 

Elyse even left me a little card with a new footprint, courtesy of yesterdays night shift nurses.  Amazing how much it has changed since the first set we got back in March!

 



 10 weeks old

 

Everyone is pleased with her progress over these past few days.  They are now increasing her feeds by 1mL every 3 hours (instead of every 6), which means she should now reach full feeds by the middle of this week.  There will still be a few more things to do once she hits that milestone: she will need to restart her iron and vitamin D supplements, the PICC line will need to be removed and she will need to transition back into an open cot.  She is also due for more blood work as well as her first round of vaccines (the one thing that goes by actual age instead of corrected).  So I'm not holding my breath yet, but thinking we may be about a week away (if all goes well).  Only time will tell!