Sweet P's Graduation Day

Yesterday was a good day. Matt had to teach Sunday School in the morning and Youth Group in the evening, so he dropped me off at the hospital and came back each time he was done. That left me with Paige for most of the day, which was fantastic. I arrived to find her swaddled in a regular bassinet, looking like a "regular" newborn--although she still had her telemetry monitor hidden underneath. We were able to breastfeed for FOUR of her feedings--and she did great! The NICU has a very precise scale that weighs the baby before and after feedings to find out how much she ate, and whether it's adequate. She did so well that they only need to bottle feed her if I'm not there!

At the end of the day shift, Paige "graduated" to NIM--the intermediate (step-down) unit. Although her platelet level had dropped, they're hoping that it will level off, based on the good results of her other labs. They'll be Fed-Exing her blood that was drawn Friday to Wisconsin on Monday to find out if she has NIATP (Neonatal Idiopathic Autoimmune Thrombocytopenia), and Matt and I may have to have our blood drawn as well, to see if it was an incompatibility between our blood that caused the problem.



Once again, we can't sign off without thanking everyone for your prayers, messages, cards, gifts, and visits. We are so thankful for every little bit, it really helps keep us going!