Day 12

Wednesday-- 5 days since last event

This is what Addison looked like for about an hour last night. They tried taking her cannula off so that we could take her home with no air. However after about an hour and a half they decided she wasn't ready and put her back on the cannula.

I felt bad that they took the tape off her face for nothing. As you can see it was stuck pretty well and it did not come off easy. It left big red marks and she did not like it one bit.

So what does that mean for us? Addison will be coming home on oxygen. :( Boo. But the words to focus on there are COMING HOME. :D We will take her any way we can. I asked the doctors and they said this is something they just grow out of, usually around when they would be full term. (which is this Saturday) we will keep in close contact with the pediatrician and hopefully she will be free of tubes and wires soon!

The other complication this throws is that she might not be coming home on Friday anymore. They said she has to finish her 7 day count before they will switch her to the oxygen flow she will be coming home on. They want her to be on that and room in here at the hospital with us before we take her home. They also want us to take her into the pediatrician the day after she gets home for follow up. Because of all of the above they are telling me Sunday is the day we can go home. I know it is only 2 more days but here in this hole with machines beeping and no windows or signs of normal life... 2 days is an eternity.

We called our pediatricians office and they are open Saturday and Sunday so we are going to ask if we can still take her home Friday since technically her 7 days is up Thursday at 8:30. So they could put her on the oxygen and we could room in with her that night. I am trying to get my hopes up, they have a way of crushing hopes in this place.

So that is where we are at. Hopefully we know more by days end.

Here are some cute pics from this morning.

She still has hair! And it is straight and dark. Taycee's hair was curly from day 1 so I am thinking this babe didn't get the curly gene. Kaden and Taycee's hair had also fallen out by the end of week one and she still has all of hers so maybe this baby won't be bald :D

Recognize this outfit?

It was Taycee's here is Taycee at almost the exact same age as Addison is today. In the same outfit. I think they look a lot like sisters :D

More eye pictures for grandma who has never seen her eyes yet.

Oh and her cord fell out yesterday morning so I won't have to worry about that when we get home.