Zoe had a bath

Yesterday Mommy gave Zoë a bath for the first time. Of course nurse Jessica helped Mommy as she had never given any baby a bath. It was a great experience for both. Zoë was very relaxed and enjoyed it very much.

(I have a towel in my hair, just like Mommy)

We also found out two things that we wanted to wait until we got a definite answer before we said anything. We didn't want to worry everyone. Both items seem to be the reason why she is forgetting to breathe.

The first thing is that Zoë's murmur has not closed, so the Drs put her on medication to help close it. She has received her last does and it seems to be helping. She is going to get an echo of her heart tomorrow to see how well the medication is working. This is being done to help avoid surgery to close it up. This is a common thing even with babies born to term. Her feedings were also reduced to 1cc she was already up to 16cc's. She was almost at full feedings.

She also has an infection because of the central line they put in last week. We knew this was a risk when it was put in. The central line has now been removed and she is being given anti-biotics to fight the infection. Because of this visitors are being limited from touching her. Since her central line was removed she now has a regular IV and is getting her nutrients through the IV. Her central line was about to be removed, so we are anticipating that she go back up to full feeds in a couple of days.

Zoë however doesn't know she has an infection. She if very alert and moving her arms and kicking. Yesterday Mommy and Daddy were having quality time Zoë and she was looking at both of us and smiling. She would hold Daddy's hand and look at him while he talked to her. She even turned to the red light that turned on and looked away from Daddy. This is not typical of babies with these type of infections. Zoë also started to lick her blankets during feeding time, she would stop when Daddy would look. She is a joker, just like Daddy.

Some great news is the Zoë's chromosome test came back normal. Nothing is wrong in that area. This is great news for us.

We want to thank everyone that has stayed home while they were sick. This makes a big difference, especially now that she has an infection. We know there is a bug going around and fully understand why you haven't been here :). There will be plenty of time to visit Zoë in the hospital.

We also talked to the Doctors today and they agreed with Mommy that the nurse handed Zoë to Daddy the wrong way. So Daddy is going to give it another shot when the next kangaroo care comes up, he will try and hold her again.

("I am traumatized", this was from Sunday)