Finn was having an uneventful day when I was there today. Uneventful is a good thing. He is up to 18 ml every 3 hours of breast milk. They think he will be able to get rid of the IV tomorrow (yeah!).
Finn is playing musical rooms. He is now in room 16 (yes, remember he was in 17 before he was in 18). He is still in bed 1, so same spot, different room. I think I like room 16, as we are in a little more private of an area. In room 17, Finn's bed was kind of in the flow of traffic. The baby in the bed next to Finn is very tiny...makes me stop and think about how far Finn has come in a relatively short amount of time. We have been blessed in so many ways.
We crossed the halfway point of Huckleberry Finn last night. Finn just loves it when daddy reads. I didn't need to pump, so Jim just read...over an hour, I think. The nurse laughed when she heard some of the book and asked why we were reading about whiskey to Finn! If only she knew the half of it.
I had my 6 week postpartum doctor appointment today. It went well. My body (at least the inside) is back to normal (the outside is still stretched out...to be expected, though). I had some questions about pumping and other things, which she answered for me. I can't begin to say how thankful I am that she was on call at North Memorial the night I went into labor and that she made the decision to transfer me to Abbott. She is a great doctor and we are very lucky to have her. Our next appointment with her will be when Finn is home (she will also be Finn's doctor). Yeah!
Finn had another eye exam this morning, but I wasn't able to get a recap (his primary nurse was scheduled to admit any new babies and one came in). I think they said he needs another exam next week, but that is all I heard. Hopefully I'll get more information tomorrow.
I was reading an article today about how to cope with the difficulties associated with having a premature baby. One thing they suggested was to write down three things you are grateful for. So, three things I'm grateful for: my beautiful and stubborn son, my supportive husband and the amazing doctors and nurses at Children's.
2 comments:
Finn is such a wonderful miracle. I love to read about him, it makes me feel very close, I know people thank you, and you've thanked us for the prayers but i dont know if you truly realized how blessed we are that you can keep this blog going, and keep us in the know! Emma and I love you, maybe we can get up there saturday afternoon or sunday to visit finn
Finn may be moving rooms, but he retains his status of #1!!! Woe be it to the baby that tries to move him out of the #1 bed spot. I'm so glad to read about each day's blessings. I have to manage a trip, so I can see him!
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