When they asked me if we wanted to take pictures I was so happy, now it really was closer to going home!!! So we took the pictures but unfortunately, Mike & I were not ready to be in them I thought it was just the baby, so excuse our messy look! lol..ether way we will take some great pro pics soon but for now you can enjoy these shots from the hospital photographer....
I wish everyone could've seen the slideshow video where they put the sappy music & quotes...it was so emotional, I cried!! Not because she's my daughter but my princess really is beautiful!!! She's going to be a heart robber!!!
http://www.our365.com/newbornportraits/
Saturday, January 28, 2012
The Sign
Well there wasn't a sign, but the moment they said you can bring in the car seat, it felt just like I thought it would & more!! What a rush of happiness mixed with oh my goodness is this really happening!! A part of me didn't believe it......than when I was asked the second time I was so elated to think finally my baby is closer to coming home!! So we brought the car seat and sat Gorda in it, I thought she would fill it in a bit more, lol but who was I kidding she's still my tiny little boo boo. She did look so cute though...check her out!! She also PASSED on the first try, she had a few desats but they still passed her based on her history & how often she desats. So 1.15.12 was her car seat passing day!!! Going home was around the corner!!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Mount Everest....
You ever feel like your climbing to get to the top and it seems Mount Everest high? You just can't see the top.....well that's how the first two weeks in January were like. Sorry I haven't updated Gorda's blog lately but the roller coaster became too much.....some may already know but for those of you that don't....my baby had to have her first surgery on Tuesday 1.3.12 if your following the blog than you know what ROP is (see blog from 12.11.11 for more info. on ROP) well basically after weeks of the eye doctor doing weekly eye exams on Monday 1.2.12 they informed us the baby had progressed to level 3 ROP & that she would need surgery. I was not happy at all to find out the news, not only because my baby going under is very scary, but because I was so positive it wouldn't progress and we could've gone home by Friday 1.6.12. What a way to start the new year huh....nehow I can't even explain how scary it is to go through surgery with your child, especially for Sophia that had to go back to level 3 Nicu & get reintubated for surgery. She got reintubated in the afternoon & surgery wasn't until 6pm so you can imagine how frustrated she was with the tube & crying all afternoon up until surgery. It was killing me to see her like that because you know she's crying she's back in an isolette & you can't carry her because she's intubated & you can see the tears rolling down her eyes. Somehow I managed to get through the evening & stayed to sleep in her room that night at 6am the following day they decided to extubate her & exactly one hour later I asked if I could hold her since she was crying so much & a few minutes into me getting comfortable with her she starting going down had a huge episode & 911 reintubation. What happens there when a child has an episode is instant. I commend the staff for the way they come together as a team & the doctors and just everyone in general from respitatory to the front desk they are all just wonderful. Well after Gorda's last episode in the NICU I spent the day & next night with her until she was extubated again on the second night around midnight & she did good for about 2 hours after I just had to go home and get some sleep. So the recovery was a process & finally after a couple of days Gorda went back to Nicu level 2, back to feeding, back to an open crib & wearing clothes again, etc. than the wait to see when they would decide to start talking about discharge plans again.......oh how I've waited for the day tooooo long!! Send me home already, I'm tired of seeing my Gorda suffer!!! If there was a camera recording life in the NICU it would be a heart breaking reality show!!!!!!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
The Car Seat Sign!!
I just want to see the sign, "Bring car seat".......I can't put into words what I feel or how this is taking a huge toll on me more & more each day.....I can say that I just want to hear "Bring the car seat"...I want my baby home, God are you hearing me??....please bring her home already!!!! She needs her momma & poppa!! Click Here for Video "The Car Seat Sign"
P.S. If you have time I recommend seeing Addyson's entire story..here I just put the link to the one episode of the car seat so you can see the overwhelming feeling that comes with the sign & can imagine how I feel wanting it so bad already!! I watched the entire series of "Addyson's Story" from pampers and it's amazing how I feel so very much like her...then again I guess all us Nicu moms feel the same pain!!!
P.S. If you have time I recommend seeing Addyson's entire story..here I just put the link to the one episode of the car seat so you can see the overwhelming feeling that comes with the sign & can imagine how I feel wanting it so bad already!! I watched the entire series of "Addyson's Story" from pampers and it's amazing how I feel so very much like her...then again I guess all us Nicu moms feel the same pain!!!
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