It has been one of our favorite days thus far here at the NICU. They have a great program for the babies called Kangaroo Care, which is skin to skin therapy for baby and mom and dad. I have walked by dozens of parents during the last 10 days, envying their cuddle time with their little ones. Most of these babies truly are tiny and it's pretty intense seeing these 2 pound babies laying on their parent's chest. Well, finally today was our turn! I started the day with little Maycee and even got to try some latching on. Thus far, all of our babies have come out ready to nurse. Miss Maycee has had a slow start because of her recent trauma, but she is amazing the nurses at how fast she is taking to the bottle and the breast. I must say that she has a ways to go until she is an expert, but she is getting the idea for sure.
I just love this pic of Maycee. She is still a bit doped up, but has her moments of alertness and she is already lifting her head. The docs have been impressed with her strength from the beginning, which is one of the reasons why we had to keep her sedated. As for the morphine, she is now receiving it orally because they took her last IV out today! Hopefully she will not need anymore, but they still have to draw blood gases occasionally so this means that her heel will be pricked instead...bummer!
The other fun event of the day was Maycee's first bath. It has been 11 long days and poor Maycee really needed a spa day...she was starting to smell a little funky. She really enjoyed her sponge bath and stayed nice and toasty in the warm water and under the heater. This is her right before her dip. She smells much better now.
Isn't she lovely? She is proving to have rather sensitive skin, but we love her spots and all.
Here is Maycee behind the bars of her new bed...a crib! She is out of the hospital bed and into a real crib. If she is a Swanson kid, that will change when we get home, but for now, we are hoping she will learn to sleep all night in a crib (I think the morphine helps with this a bit, though).
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Congrats Maycee on your hard work and progress! Continued prayers for you and all of your family.
The Jones Family
what is that tube that looks atttched that is blue? I am so glad that you guys have been able to cuddle wuddle her!!! That is the best thing.
She looks so much like Chloee in that face on shot. Sooo cute!!! It made me cry seeing you guys being able to hold her. This is the first time I've been able to check the blog since we left. I'm soooo excited for you!! Yeah...we're hoping Maycee is home by the time we get home! Can't wait to kiss those cheeks!
Aw, what a sweetheart! Your new little Maycee is just beautiful!! We have been keeping you guys in our prayers and hope she'll be able to come home soon.
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