I'm going home!

Thanks to all the wonderful care from the doctors and nurses at SMMC! It's time to go home!

Busy Day

As we prepare to leave the hospital, we get to experience a little of what life as parents of a newborn will be like:




Sleeping better since I'm near Mom and Dad all night!




Grandma (Bibi) and Grandpa (Babu) arrive to help with the transition home! Babu hasn't had a chance to hold me yet...







Our labor and delivery nurse for both Monica and Caitlin stops by to finally hold the peanut! She has been visiting Caitlin in the NICU every time she works and whispering words of encouragement into her ears! It's helped!




Dad multi-tasking




Mom multi-tasking (don't worry, Caitlin, you'll get to eat the Ben and Jerry's ice cream bar later!!)

We have a baby in our room!

Next stop: Home! (They want her here for at least another 48 hours though)

Dad came by to visit on his break!

Holding the burrito - wire and tube free - for the first time!

She is sleeping and happy to be out of the noisy NICU!

Hiccup!

Experimenting with the new video camera!

2 Big Changes

As we thought might happen on Tuesday, Caitlin was taken off all supplemental oxygen, and was moved from an isolette to a crib! What a big girl! Now the last remaining hurdle is feeding! Once she takes all her meals by mouth, we can go home. Mom and Caitlin are both working hard on that.

Catching Up

Sorry it's been a couple days since we've posted!

Caitlin has made great progress, and still seems to be catching up on sleep. We had a fun Sunday of snuggling, and today she's been a breast feeding champ!

There are rumors that she will come off of oxygen tomorrow, and transition from the isolette to a "crib", essentially just a more open bed. This will make it much easier to take her out for feedings and for snuggles!

Dad had to go back to work today, but came for some Caitlin time at lunch. He'll get to see her a couple times a day still, so we are grateful for that.

Here are a few pictures from the past couple days; we're anxious to get some good ones tomorrow of her with fewer 'accessories'!



Cutest strawberry! Thanks Amie for the adorable outfit :)




Smiling during Dad snuggles.




Passed out after Mom made her work for her food!

Sleepy Girl

After a long week, Caitlin declared Saturday her day of rest. She could not keep her eyes open! That didn't stop us from having lots of cuddle time though!




Shutting out the noise of the NICU so I could rest.



Who likes to cuddle with Dad? I do!



This was a comfy spot on Dad's arm.



Snug as a bug in a rug.



Mommy snuggles after a great breast feeding effort.



A perfect fit!



Good night!