-Oxygen level: 25%
-Oxygen Machine: Nasal Canula! Woot Woot!
-Weight: 2lb 7oz (lost 4 grams today)
-Bowel movement: Yes! 1 with the use of glycerin, and 1 on his own :-)
-Day Nurse: Glorida (grr.....)
-Night Nurse: Lori :-)
Carl and I went to see Noah after taking care of some insurance business earlier today. It felt really good to be able to spend some time with my little family. It's rare that Carl and I get to spend that much time together in Noah's room because of the fact that we are the only ones that can bring people in to see our little handsome man, and there can only be 2 people in the room at a time.
Noah has made good progress today and they moved him up from the CPAP to the Nasal Canula (again!)! I was very hesitant about shift because he was still having some difficulty getting his oxygen to 21% like i thought it should be, but apparently babies can switch from the CPAP to the Nasal Canula for other reasons. By the time we got there, the Respiratory Therapist had already made the change, and Noah appeared to be a lot more awake and alert on the NC as opposed to the CPAP. I was so happy to be able to see his little face! He is so adorable and melts my heart everytime I see him :-)!!!
We went to go visit Noah during the day, so we got the chance to meet Gloria (grr....). Do you remember Lillie?! Well...Gloria isn't as bad, but surely did a few things that I felt weren't right. Of course I am the "Nurse Police" and like to see and/or talk to all of Noah's nurses. Gloria did answer each and every question that I asked her, however. when I went up to ask her the first question, she was texting away on her phone! Mind you this lady is NOT a youngin' so I don't get it! I am not agist, but....shouldn't you know better?! Then, when i went to ask her a second question, she was playing Mahjong on her laptop! Note to the wise: If the parent of a child who is in the NICU comes to visit their child...have the decency to at least ACT like you are doing your job! I understand that you work a 12 hour shift and that things get quiet and boring, but...that's no excuse. I just feel like I shouldn't be catching you doing this stuff! Am I being anal?! Probably so, but still... I just feel like I shouldn't be catching you doing that stuff! I'm grateful that she was only the Day Nurse because I don't know if she could stay awake to do a 12 hour night shift!
Last but not least, my parents have once again made a nurse fall in love with them! Lori, Noah's Night Nurse, sounded so excited when she told me how she thought my parents were so cute and how she had a great time chatting with them. I have to admit...my parents ARE pretty loveable! I don't know who had more fans at the hospital...them or Noah?!
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice; once for herself, and once for her child" - Sophia Loren
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