Patience is Virtue

So as the previous post sums it up, today was a bit of a disappointment. I could hardly sleep last night from the excitement of possibly having her so close to home. However, the key word here is "possibly" and as most things go with us, it's usually not in the direction as planned.

It now looks like she probably won't be transferred until at least Thursday since her eye exam is booked in for September 1st which is Wednesday. They do have a bed tentatively saved for her in Oshawa (which they aren't technically supposed to do), but if a baby is born or admitted before that date in Oshawa, of course they will have to give the bed away to that baby. So then Anna would be pushed back yet again. We inquired about possibly transferring her to Ajax but Women's College had some pretty interesting things to say about them and would prefer not to transfer any babies to that particular hospital. Worst case scenario, September 12th nears and she still hasn't been transferred to Oshawa then I'm sure they will transfer her to Centenary Hospital (Scarborough).

In a way it's good because she's having some desaturations still so it gives her time to be in the top hospital for babies for a few extra days, but the selfish side of us wants her in Oshawa as soon as possible.

Anywho, with this step backwards, we wanted to take one step forward and try feeding her a little bit today, a few drops of milk in her mouth but the nurse on duty today didn't feel comfortable with it. So overall a very frustrating day since I've heard several nurses say to me that she is ready to be mouth fed. So I'll try to ask again tomorrow but I am pretty sure that the same nurse will be on tomorrow as well.

The good news is that she is still developing on track, and is up to 24mls of milk every 2 hours and she has gained another 40 grams. She now weighs 1714 grams which is over 3lbs and 12oz. She is so close to the 4 pound mark!! She is incredibly bigger now than she was just a few short weeks ago, and having the si-pap off her face, we can really finally start to enjoy her little quirks and facial expressions:



Here's to hoping that her transfer comes sooner than later!

Marta & Arthur