Here it is!
Yup! That's right! I got to do kangaroo care today with Olivia! (For those of you who don't know what Kangaroo Care is that is when you hold the baby skin to skin. This a an excellent way to bond with your baby as it's very healthy for them to make them grow). This is the first time that I've gotten to hold her and really touch her without her being in the incubator. It was so amazing. The nurses weren't sure how long she'd sit with me as she's never really been out but she managed to sleep with me for a whole hour! It was so relaxing and so surreal. She did so well! She just cuddled into me and held my little pinky. I think being a mother has really start now as I feel more attached to her than I had ever been other than when she was inside of me for 5.9 months. Such a lovely girl! Tomorrow, if she's stable again, she will be able to come out again and sit with one of us. Jeff said he is up for it so that'll be awesome for him. His first roll as a father, holding is first daughter! Stay tuned for photos of daddy and his little girl soon!
As for Olivia's update for today (other than she got to be with her mommy today!) she's doing very well. She lost a bit of weight today (50 grams) but that's okay since she gained a lot over the past few days. Her weight will fluctuate but overall, she's gaining nicely.
As for her echocardiogram results, I mentioned yesterday that we were waiting on what to do with her next to get rid of her heart murmur (PDA). They decided to give her another round of IBu for 3 more days and give her another echo next Monday to see if it'll help it close up. Finger's crossed it will:)
Not much else has changed with her today. I was so thrilled today that I got to hold her. That was the highlight of my day!
As for myself, I'm holding up okay. I have my up and down moments as my hormones are all out of whack. One moment I'm fine, next moment I could be crying. It's insane sometime because I know what I'm doing but can't help it. It's totally normal to be emotional as I just had a huge surgery and gave birth to a baby in a way that I wasn't really expecting. Things changed so fast. It should get better over time though as things go along and I get my hormones back in order.
Saw the doctor today and everything looks good with my incision. I got the OK to drive again (as long as I can break hard incase I need to stop), I can start doing moderate exercises again (yeah!! I can start running slowly and biking again! I miss those activities!). Just have to remember to take it easy and not over do it as sometime I may forget as I could feel completely fine and then the next minute, could injure myself. My muscles in my abs are all gone. Gotta work up to where I was before all this. It's so amazing how many daily activities use your stomach muscles! Something simple as reaching for a cup on the top shelf works those muscles!
All in all, today was a pretty good day all around! It's the weekend and I'll get to spend it with my husband and daughter! Might even have time for a nice romantic dinner or something nice like that. It's been awhile since I've been out and about. Life is slowly coming back to normal for a bit. Might even start back at work in the next two weeks! I start teaching at home next week so that'll be something nice! I miss it.
Anyways, that's about it for now. It's late here again and I need to get some sleep! Gotta get up early and do motherly things! (yeah for pumping milk! Somebody's gotta feed my little munchkin! :) .
Night!
-Monique
As for Olivia's update for today (other than she got to be with her mommy today!) she's doing very well. She lost a bit of weight today (50 grams) but that's okay since she gained a lot over the past few days. Her weight will fluctuate but overall, she's gaining nicely.
As for her echocardiogram results, I mentioned yesterday that we were waiting on what to do with her next to get rid of her heart murmur (PDA). They decided to give her another round of IBu for 3 more days and give her another echo next Monday to see if it'll help it close up. Finger's crossed it will:)
Not much else has changed with her today. I was so thrilled today that I got to hold her. That was the highlight of my day!
As for myself, I'm holding up okay. I have my up and down moments as my hormones are all out of whack. One moment I'm fine, next moment I could be crying. It's insane sometime because I know what I'm doing but can't help it. It's totally normal to be emotional as I just had a huge surgery and gave birth to a baby in a way that I wasn't really expecting. Things changed so fast. It should get better over time though as things go along and I get my hormones back in order.
Saw the doctor today and everything looks good with my incision. I got the OK to drive again (as long as I can break hard incase I need to stop), I can start doing moderate exercises again (yeah!! I can start running slowly and biking again! I miss those activities!). Just have to remember to take it easy and not over do it as sometime I may forget as I could feel completely fine and then the next minute, could injure myself. My muscles in my abs are all gone. Gotta work up to where I was before all this. It's so amazing how many daily activities use your stomach muscles! Something simple as reaching for a cup on the top shelf works those muscles!
All in all, today was a pretty good day all around! It's the weekend and I'll get to spend it with my husband and daughter! Might even have time for a nice romantic dinner or something nice like that. It's been awhile since I've been out and about. Life is slowly coming back to normal for a bit. Might even start back at work in the next two weeks! I start teaching at home next week so that'll be something nice! I miss it.
Anyways, that's about it for now. It's late here again and I need to get some sleep! Gotta get up early and do motherly things! (yeah for pumping milk! Somebody's gotta feed my little munchkin! :) .
Night!
-Monique