Progress (or maybe not)

Lucy went for another blood draw today. The staff in the lab is beginning to know us well. The phlebotomist got the blood on the first try and it flowed beautifully. Lucy did fantastic even without sucrose, so Kris and I treated ourselves to coffee and donuts at the coffee cart. The result came back as 4.9. That's the best she's ever had. We will see Nephrology on Monday, so until then, we will just keep things as is.

When Lucy was first in the hospital, Kris decided he wasn't going to shave until she was discharged. Since things are looking good and the hot weather outside was making things uncomfortable, Kris decided to shave. I think Lucy will appreciate not getting the scratchy kisses from her daddy.

Yesterday I went to a New Moms Club. It was nice to get out and meet some other moms with babies Lucy's age. It was at the New Moms club that I learned about Baby Pictures at the local Showcase Cinema. Once a month the theater plays a fist run movie but makes the theater baby friendly. The lights are left on low, the volume is decreased, and there are extra baby changing stations set up in the theater. Today's movie was My Sister's Keeper, and I was going to go, but since Ms. Lucy decided to not go to sleep until 3AM, I decided that a nap would bea better use of my time. Maybe I'll go next month.

Lucy's NG tube has two ports that we use to connect the syringe with her feeds. The ports are getting stretched out and the syringe is starting to fall out while her feeds are running in. This leads to a mess in her pack 'n play and Lucy not getting her volume of fluids. I was waiting for Lucy to pull out the tube herself before I replaced it, but she is being so good about not pulling it out.

So, we decided to take the tube out to switch it. While it was out, we decided to see what she could do on her own with breast feeding and the bottle. Unfortunately, Lucy didn't do fantastic. She nursed a couple of times for a short time but I couldn't get her to take a full bottle. So not only was Lucy not getting her fluids, but she wasn't going to get her medicines. We put the tube back down the left nostril. Lucy wasn't thrilled, but she did great.

Our friend Jeanette and her 19-month old son came to visit today. Ben was more interested in our cats, their toys, and our TV remote.

We gave Lucy her first full bath today. She wasn't thrilled, as can be expected. Although Lucy is nice and clean and smells good after her bath, it seems that everytime she gets a bath, she pees, poops, and/or vomits all over herself within a couple hours.