Gabriella Has Graduated From the NICU!!!!

I only have a sec to post this, and sadly not any time to upload the pics from yesterday, but wanted to let you all know that Gidget has now moved to pediatrics!!!! We sat in on rounds yesterday morning with the neonatologists and residents and the chief neonatologist, who is also Gidget's doc said there was no longer a need for her to be in the NICU and she can move upstairs!!!!!!!

What this means is that she's upstairs until she establishes breastfeeding and starts gaining weight again. She dropped from her birth weight of 8.3lbs to 7.6lbs, which was expected. We did try and start breastfeeding yesterday and she latches on wonderfully but gets tired very easily, which, again, was expected.

The Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, which is part of Maine Med and also sees children from around the world has special unit for babies like Gidget, the place they go before they go home, and it also allows Mom's and Dads to room in. So, I will pretty much be AWOL for the next however long until we bring her home. It could take 2 days, it could take 5 days. Unless Gareth posts whilst home to telecommute, then things may be quiet for a few days. Not sure if they offer a computer to hop on the net from BBCH and in all honesty, right now I'm not too fussed over it.

Sorry so short, been away from the kiddo for long enough and can't wait to get back.

Auds