Amelia Marie

rkbo · September 2014

First off, I just wanted to thank each and every one of you for your continued support. It has really meant a lot to read everyone's posts.

I just wanted to jump on here to give a quick update on how our precious little one was doing.

She is in a great hospital with level 3 NICU. She has some great doctors and nurses taking care of her.

Her last week has been pretty uneventful, aside from her early entrance into this world. She should be getting her feeding tube put in today and they will start giving her very little colostrum at first to see how her tummy reacts to it.

Today she will get a brain scan to see if there is a bleed. This scan happens at day 7 and one month of life. They have said that if there was a bad bleed, that she would have some other symptoms. So we are hopeful that all is ok. We should get her results in about 24 hours.

The NICU does something called Touch Time where the parents can come in and have more hands on interaction. We get to change her diaper, feed her a tiny bit of colostrum on a qtip, weigh her, etc. We cherish those times as they only happen every 4 hours, although we are allowed to be with her 24/7. Today there was an exception at our Noon touch time, we weren't allowed to go because another baby in the NICU was having a procedure done and they don't want parents around.

Around day 10 she will have her IV removed from her belly button and we can start doing skin to skin. I cannot wait for this day to be here already!

One thing that still shocks me....I am a mother...my daughter is one week old today. My wife and I couldn't be happier!

She may have come early but she is really strong. All the nurses and doctors say how feisty she is.

We are taking it one day at a time, but are anxious to have her home. They say if she meets all her milestones that she could be home before Thanksgiving. My wife and I would be VERY THANKFUL mommas!

Amber&Reva · September 2014

Thank you for taking the time to update us. Your family has been in my thoughts frequently. Stay feisty little Amelia!

KH826 · September 2014

Your family will remain in my thoughts! You, your wife and little Amelia are all so strong! Sending you tons and tons of support. Please let us know if you need anything at all. I know this community would love to be there for you and your family in any way that you need. Hugs to all!

mallory4284 · September 2014

That's really good news! Glad to hear she's doing so well and it sounds like she's in some really good hands!

ATXmommas · September 2014

What a strong little girl she is already proving to be! She obviously gets it from her moms.

Eagerly awaiting day 10 so that you can hold your precious little one. Thank you for the update. I'm so glad things are well. Keep us updated when you can.