Patience

Elyse is two months old today!  And weighing in at 2130g, or 4lbs 11oz.  There was nowhere to stick her sticker today, so I had to improvise.

two months old

 

It has been a long week, but a good lesson in patience.  Elyse is stable and clinically doing very well, but the doctors are being cautious and taking things slowly.  Since she is going to be needing an IV for at least another week or so, they decided to re-insert her PICC line on Wednesday rather than having to keep poking around for new IV sites.  They had to take an x-ray to confirm the position of the catheter, and were able to get a glimpse of her bowels at the same time.  There was still some inflammation but it was starting to look better.

loves her hands above her head

 

The plan is to finish the full seven days of antibiotic treatment and bowel rest, and then re-X-ray on Sunday.  If the inflammation has resolved then we can talk about starting her back on a small amount of milk and then slowly increasing to ensure she tolerates it.  Realistically, it's looking like she will probably be staying at least another 7-10 days, which would bring us very close to her actual due date.  As eager as we are to get her home, I know she is where she needs to be right now.  It's just tough when there's nothing we can do but give it time.  We are trying to get as much extra cuddle time in as we can to give her (and the nurses) a break, but our visits range from out cold asleep, to calm and alert, to angry and unsettled.  I'm pretty sure she's had about enough of this too -- and I don't blame her one bit.

Hmmm... what kind of drama will I be able to stir up at home?