Saturday

Snow this morning in Grand Junction; feels more like home.

Confirmed that Delaney's ductus is closed now, so that is great news. She still misbehaves on a regular basis and forgets to breathe, and her Mom and Dad are now competing for the most gray hairs discovered on a daily basis. Today we happened to be in the NICU when she had a good (ie. bad) spell of apnea; talk about feeling helpless-but a great nurse makes all the difference. Delaney's now on a continuous feeding regime (Mom's milk) and she is trying to adjust to all that milk in her belly. It's good for her though, and she has gained some weight (measured in grams/day). Last night I think she surpassed her birth weight (she currently gets 9 ml of milk over a three hour period). Keep growing kiddo.

Big news today from the NICU. The ban on kids was lifted yesterday, so guess what? One little girl got to go in today and meet another little girl for the first time. We were all so happy it hurt. It was so good for Meredith to make this connection and it seems like she has a better understanding now of what is happening and actually feels involved. Hopefully they won't put the restriction back in place, but certainly it's there for a reason. If you look at the picture of Delaney, you'll see her holding her sister's hand for the first time. That may have been one of the highlights of Meredith's life.