Big day for Kay!

It is going to remember all the things that Kay got to do today! Grandma stayed the night with me last night to help with all the bottle washing etc. so that Craig could get a good night sleep in before his first day back at work. We called in the morning to check in on Kay and then headed to the hospital for her 9:30 feeding. Grandma got to change her diaper for the first time and then got to help burp and hold her after. We spoke with Kay's doctor who said he was planning on upping her feedings again and he thought she could start a feeding by the breast. There is a small chance she might be off the light tomorrow. This would be nice because she hates the sunglasses and keeps wiggling out of them. She also hates to stay snuggled up like the nurses arrange her. She is constantly wiggling out of her little cacoon wrap. Check out the picture of her skinny legs sticking out!

The first thing I noticed when I got to the hospital was she no longer had the feeding tube in. I asked why they had removed it because even though she was taking feedings by the bottle this is how they checked for residual to see if she is digesting everything. Apparently Kay is like her mom and does not like to be hooked up to lots of machines. She pulled it out herself last night and they decided not to put it back in unless they needed to. Poor little girl. I cannot imagine that felt good!

At the 12:30 feeding Kay took her entire lunch via breastfeeding. The lactation consultant was so impressed with her performance she called in the nurse and doctor to tell them about it. She went right to sleep after. Everyone thought it was the first time she really got to fill her belly. She and I snuggled for a little while longer before she had to go back to the light. The good news is she kept down all the milk and took all the milk at her next two feedings. We are crossing our fingers for at least a stable weight tonight instead of dropping. We will see!

Craig came by a little before lunch and had the car seat inspected. It is all ready now for her to come home!

Grandpa came by and got to practice his first diaper change. We are hoping he might get a feeding in tomorrow. I then came home and took a short nap. It is amazing how even though she isn't home yet there still seems like a million things to do and no time for rest. It is a challenge packing and unpacking all the supplies we need at home and the hospital every day.

Craig stopped by after work and was able to do her 6:30 feeding. We are only allowed to get her out during feeding times so we are doing our best to maximize our snuggle times. She did great for dad too and drank the entire dose allowed.