Some time with Sam

Well we usually laugh at the weatherman when he says we're getting snow and we really laughed when they said 1-2 feet. He was actually right this time. We spent the day watching the beautiful snow fall all day long. When it was all said and done we measured 18 inches on the deck. It brings back memories of living in Connecticut. Eric, Sam and I spent some time playing in the snow while Maryssa stayed warm and cozy inside (we had the monitor with us of course). Here's a quick video of Sam playing the snow. I'm glad we got to spend some time with him since he's been a little neglected lately.

Home Safe and Sound

Our little Hokie is home safe and sound. Here are a couple pictures of her going home.

She's Coming Home!

It's official that little Maryssa will be coming home tomorrow morning. Eric and I are spending our last night at home with two of us by decorating the Christmas tree and getting a good night's sleep!

Maryssa is doing well in the NICU. She's up to 45ml of milk every 3 hours and is nursing well. She was on a UV blanket yesterday because of her jaundice, but they took her off this morning. We'll see if she can keep it off now :-) They did say she had a quick issue with breathing the other night. While they expect this from preemies, it's unusually that she didn't do it until she was 4 days old. They said they're looking for her to breath well for the next 5 days. If she can do that she will be in the clear to come home. If it's a minor, then they will put her on a monitor and we will watch her at home. If it gets worse, then she will stay in the NICU.

Over all she is much more alert and is crying when it's time to eat! Here's some pictures from the last couple days.

Maryssa Update

Just a quick update on Maryssa. She's now out of her isolation box and in a crib. She's maintaining her temperature and her breathing is great. She is also off her IV so the only cords hooked up to her are monitoring her heart rate and breathing. These won't come off until they let her come home.

Her jondis is doing ok. Her levels are borderline for getting a UV blanket but they are holding off to see if they go down. She's also struggling a little in the eating department, but is improving. They said if she keeps progressing she might be home this weekend!

Thanks for all the support and prayers over the last few days.