Elly had her first bath!
What a day today was!
I woke up so excited that I would get to see my Elly Bella today. It took us a while to get to the hospital because getting 5 people ready is never easy. Once we got there, I experienced an array of emotions that sent me from tears to joy.
Upon arriving at the NICU, I sat next to my Bella and was instantly overcome with joy at seeing her little face. My soul was connected to hers and I felt so complete now that I was with her. She was still asleep but I was content in just seeing her and being with her.
It was only 15 minutes later that I told the nurse that I needed to pump my milk as I was now feeling a bit uncomfortable. When we went to the room that is used for nursing, we realized that I had not taken all the proper items to pump. It looked as if I was going to have to return home( 1 hour away) and cut my stay short after only 15 minutes. This of course sent me into instant crying. My plan was to visit with her for about 3 hours and then go home. Joe was going to take the kids to a near by park after visiting with her. This was going to afford me a good while with my Bella. After all, I had not seen my Elly in almost a week. I had been counting down the days and now my stay was going to be a mere 15 minutes! I could not stop my eyes from filling up with tears. My heart sank to the bottom of the floor. I was so crushed at the thought of seeing my Bella for only 15 minutes. It was not possible to return home and them come back, not when you live almost 1 hr. away.
Seeing me in such a state, the wonderful nurse quickly thought of options and tried to calm me down. I tried to pull myself together and then went into the nursing room. After a few minutes, I realized that 15 minutes was better than none and so I gathered myself and went to finish my 15 minute visit with Elly. I was sure that nothing could be done when the lactating nurse came in with the extra mechanical parts that I needed to pump the milk. I think I will love this woman for a while to come.
I now have a special tender spot for all those poor cows who are waiting in desperation to be milked.
Now that I had completed my milking mission, I was comfortable and elated that my Elly and I would spend the next 3 hours in total bliss. I approached her little station and sat with her. I spent my time praying with her and mostly falling asleep with her. The environment always draws me into a hypnotic state of sleepiness. In between one of my little naps with her, the nurse asked me a question that brought joy into my unexpected heart! She asked me if I wanted to give Bella a bath! I could not believe what she was saying. Did I want to give Bella a Bath???? You bet I did.
So, in a matter of minutes, Bella got her first bath from mom. I started by washing her eyes and then her face and oh how cute she looked. Next, I actually got to shampoo her hair!! Once we finished with her hair, she looked like an angel and a princess. It took me a while to finish her little 1.8 oz body not because she was not cooperative, but because I took about 100 pictures in the process! I can't tell you enough how much joy this brought to me. I was not expecting this at all and here was this gift .... I got to bathe my angel for the first time.
Well, everyone knows that every good bath is followed by a bedtime story. Right after her bath, I read her two books: A possum come a knocking and Scary Cat. She was actually trying to follow the pictures in the book. Of course she can not see them now, but she tried. A few minutes after the last book was read, my Bella fell asleep.
Now, that is what I call a marvelous,stupendous day.
The joy of this event is tempered with the fact that Elly has some blood count numbers that worry me. She has signs of infection in her CVC numbers but the doctors don't think she has an infection. They just don't know why the numbers are up.
This does worry me but I will take it one hour at a time. And for the last 3 hours, My Bella and I, we were happy.
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I woke up so excited that I would get to see my Elly Bella today. It took us a while to get to the hospital because getting 5 people ready is never easy. Once we got there, I experienced an array of emotions that sent me from tears to joy.
Upon arriving at the NICU, I sat next to my Bella and was instantly overcome with joy at seeing her little face. My soul was connected to hers and I felt so complete now that I was with her. She was still asleep but I was content in just seeing her and being with her.
It was only 15 minutes later that I told the nurse that I needed to pump my milk as I was now feeling a bit uncomfortable. When we went to the room that is used for nursing, we realized that I had not taken all the proper items to pump. It looked as if I was going to have to return home( 1 hour away) and cut my stay short after only 15 minutes. This of course sent me into instant crying. My plan was to visit with her for about 3 hours and then go home. Joe was going to take the kids to a near by park after visiting with her. This was going to afford me a good while with my Bella. After all, I had not seen my Elly in almost a week. I had been counting down the days and now my stay was going to be a mere 15 minutes! I could not stop my eyes from filling up with tears. My heart sank to the bottom of the floor. I was so crushed at the thought of seeing my Bella for only 15 minutes. It was not possible to return home and them come back, not when you live almost 1 hr. away.
Seeing me in such a state, the wonderful nurse quickly thought of options and tried to calm me down. I tried to pull myself together and then went into the nursing room. After a few minutes, I realized that 15 minutes was better than none and so I gathered myself and went to finish my 15 minute visit with Elly. I was sure that nothing could be done when the lactating nurse came in with the extra mechanical parts that I needed to pump the milk. I think I will love this woman for a while to come.
I now have a special tender spot for all those poor cows who are waiting in desperation to be milked.
Now that I had completed my milking mission, I was comfortable and elated that my Elly and I would spend the next 3 hours in total bliss. I approached her little station and sat with her. I spent my time praying with her and mostly falling asleep with her. The environment always draws me into a hypnotic state of sleepiness. In between one of my little naps with her, the nurse asked me a question that brought joy into my unexpected heart! She asked me if I wanted to give Bella a bath! I could not believe what she was saying. Did I want to give Bella a Bath???? You bet I did.
So, in a matter of minutes, Bella got her first bath from mom. I started by washing her eyes and then her face and oh how cute she looked. Next, I actually got to shampoo her hair!! Once we finished with her hair, she looked like an angel and a princess. It took me a while to finish her little 1.8 oz body not because she was not cooperative, but because I took about 100 pictures in the process! I can't tell you enough how much joy this brought to me. I was not expecting this at all and here was this gift .... I got to bathe my angel for the first time.
Well, everyone knows that every good bath is followed by a bedtime story. Right after her bath, I read her two books: A possum come a knocking and Scary Cat. She was actually trying to follow the pictures in the book. Of course she can not see them now, but she tried. A few minutes after the last book was read, my Bella fell asleep.
Now, that is what I call a marvelous,stupendous day.
The joy of this event is tempered with the fact that Elly has some blood count numbers that worry me. She has signs of infection in her CVC numbers but the doctors don't think she has an infection. They just don't know why the numbers are up.
This does worry me but I will take it one hour at a time. And for the last 3 hours, My Bella and I, we were happy.
Visit ELLYS WELCOME PAGE
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