...and look how happy she is about it! Yesterday I left early for the hospital so I could make it there for rounds. I walked in right as they were reveiwing Summer's progress. A few minutes into it, the Doc said "should we send her home and see how she does?" YES! I squeaked in my cold induced voice...after 8 days we were definitely ready. This hospital visit, though not the way I would have chosen to spend the first week of our New Year, has turned out to be a blessing in disguise. We got to bring her home without oxygen (YEA!!), we figured out the best way to get her to gain weight, (she is now 11 POUNDS, 1 OUNCE !! that's almost 2 pounds in a week!) and she got the much needed blood transfusion to help her anemia.
Summer is so happy...she was before, but now that we see her feeling so good, we know what Summer's happy really is! Last night I tucked her in bed around midnight and she slept until 8:00 AM. She has been all smiles and coos...it is so nice to have her home :)
It was time to go, so we loaded up our cargo....precious and perishable :)
Summer is happy to be going home! Notice no backpack in sight...she was on her 4 hour TPN break and was unplugged from her food until we could hook her up at home...it was the first time we got to hold her without tubes. I picked her up and walked around the room...not a tube dragging behind, it was fun :) We took her home in her carseat without the attachments too and brought her in the house that way. The kids were really happy to see her :)
Morgan immediately ran over to the couch, sat down and said "I hold baby Supber pease?"
The girls got some good cuddles in...Summer seemed to enjoy it too, she even smiled when I said "Say cheeeeese" :)
Look....they match now :) Summer's color is so pink and healthy, and her dark hair is starting to be replaced with the more golden color Morgan has.
