Olivia is a whole week old as of today and a mini milestone was reached, you really do grasp every tiny positive with both hands and dare not let go for both her sake and our sanity.
I decided that I should make another appearance at work so reluctantly left Lisa to make the journey in on her own. The first report of the day was positive and another dirty nappy over night was good news all round. Olivia's grandma Earp visited in the afternoon and was treated to her first cuddle with her first grandchild.
I arrived at about 7pm after a long day at work and had some lovely cuddles, I managed to avoid a nappy change by going to sterilise Olivia's dummy :-) Other good news was that her green bile or aspirate levels had dropped again and were starting to look slightly less like seaweed!
Lisa had a tough encounter with one of the other mums whose little boy was next to us in critical care, he was a twin who had not received enough nutrients from the placenta whilst in the womb. His lungs collapsed in the last couple of days and the doctors have said that if there is no improvement tomorrow they will have no choice but to switch the machines off. Lisa looked after her other young children whilst her ill son was blessed in the critical care room. Poor little thing, 9 months of competing in the womb with his twin and now his short life is over before it has begun.
We left Olivia in good hands and headed home for some food and sleep and kept everything crossed tomorrow for the twin and for continued progress with Olivia.
Other good news is that the Blog has finally gone live and seems to be well received by everyone. Make sure you check back each day and you can become a follower so you get mailed when a new post is added.
Thanks to everyone who has sent cards, flowers, gifts, meals, support and best wishes, we really appreciate you all!
J
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