Our week in the NICU

Paige is one week old and ready to come home! She has a fiesty little personality and has been such a trooper through this rough week.

This has been her home away from home for the past week. The isolette was mainly to control her temperature for her so her body didn't have to burn a lot of calories trying to control it on its own. Our main goal this week in the NICU was to make her rest as much as possible so that she could mature just a little more before taking her home.

The beginning was rough. She had an IV to give her extra fluid and glucose. She got an NG tube so we could give her my milk without her having to expend too much energy to nurse ( I did get to nurse her every other feeding though -because she was so good at it!).

She got to lay under the tanning lights for a couple of days and wear some cool shades!
It is common for premie babies to have high bilirubin levels.

In a couple of days she got her IV out and her NG tube out. She no longer needed the tanning lights and she was starting to feel free again!Now Chad gets to give her a bottle every other feeding and as you can see she is very happy about that!

I love this picture because it just shows how ity bitty she really is next to Chads hands!

I asked Miss Paige how she felt about her busy week in the NICU and she showed me her true feelings.I don't blame you sweetheart!

As for me- I have been "boarding" in a hospital room for the past week. Not that cool! However, the rooms here at Liberty Hospital are really nice and the shower is amazing! Seriously! it has like 8 nozzles that spray you in different directions and I really feel like I'm at a spa!- Ok not really- but it sure helps the whole situation!So if all goes as planned we are heading home tomorrow!

I can't wait to get my little girl home and hold her and love her like she deserves to be loved! She is such a little miracle and Chad and I can't stop counting our blessings. I know that trials come to everyone in different ways at different times, and they are given to us to help us grow and learn. We sure didn't plan on this when we decided to have another baby, but I know that we have grown so much from it. We realize how much we love and appreciate our families. Nothing can replace that love. I'm so happy that Chad and I have an eternal family! We love our girls so much!