Rooming In - Headed Out

Tonight we are Rooming-In and tomorrow we will head out of here!  For the past few days Abigail has been in the Progressive Unit, a step down unit of the NICU.  We have been busy during that time making arrangements for Abigail to come join us at home.  Stephanie was able to miss work on Thurday, Friday, and Saturday nights so that was a huge blessing.

Abby's set up in the Progressive Unit

We moved her into a private room this afternoon and so far it has been a busy day. We had our morning visit, got the house fairly squared away, and came up here at 230pm to begin our stay. Since then it has pretty much been us taking care of her.  Giving meds, preparing and running feeds, giving Abby a bath, and all the other cares have kept us busy.  We will no doubt be exhausted like every other new parent but we have been waiting too long to be worried about that.

Abigail is weighing in at just over 9 lbs and her color is looking good. Early this morning she will have one last set of labs drawn and before we leave she will get her 2 month old immunizations.  Enough time has passed since heart surgery and she can finally have those shots.

Abigail had two primary nurses during her stay here at the NICU.  One for days and one for nights.  Alex was her day primary nurse and Rachel was her night primary nurse.  She has been here for long enough to have had most of the nurses in the unit and we are grateful for all of them.  These two girls in particular, helped to maintain continuity of care and we are certainly thankful for them.

Abigail's night primary nurse Rachel

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Abigail's day primary nurse Alex

So we hope the rest of the night goes well here and we look forward to Abigail being sent on her way with well wishes from the staff. Thanks for checking in.  Perhaps we will get to show her off in person with you soon.