Day 27- August 14 2011 Smiling :-)

Noah's Stats
Oxygen Level:
Oxygen Machine: Nasal Canula
Weight: 3lb 2 0z
Day Nurse: Danielle
Night Nurse: Ashleigh

I woke up this morning at 4am, and called Ashleigh to see how he was doing, and if his oxygen had come down any from the 36% that she told me about last night. Well, by the time I called, he was on 28%! Oh that felt great! She did let me know that she was going to turn him on his back, so his oxygen may be higher during day shift. I told her thanks, and that I would call later to see how everything was going.

Well, I had a hair appointment at 8am, and when I got to the girl's house, she wasn't there. Who does that?! Anyway, I am not going to dwell on that, and I will get back to Noah. So since I was already in the area, I decided to stop by the hospital and see Noah now, and then go home and rest...since i start work tomorrow :-(. When I called to get an update, guess who picked up the phone?! Danielle! She is only one of our favorite nurses, yes she is! I promise I was thinking about her yesterday and hoping that she was going to be his nurse, but it ended up being Lori #4, so I was really excited when I heard that Danielle was going to be taking care of him today because she is absolutely awesome! Even my parents have been asking about her!

I got to see what they do in the morning (since i'm never here this early), and change his little cute diaper. Thank goodness he didn't have a present in there for me. Apparently last night, he pooped a LOT for Ashleigh. She said he pooped on the ceiling of his isolette! LOL. Noah is definitely getting a reputation of being a pooper. He gained 15 grams last night, and his diaper weighed 34 grams! Who poops more than they gain in weight? That's Carl's son! LOL.

Also, I was soooooooooo happy because I got to see Dr.Lugo today! Awwww, I miss him! He is such a nice man. Don't get me wrong, I like Dr. Bernstein, but Dr.Lugo is just more personable. He got to know us as a family, whereas Dr. Bernstein gets to know the patient and that's about that. They are both good doctors, just have different approaches. Anywho, last week I wrote him a thank you card and asked one of the nurses to pass it on to him. I was hoping he got it, but didn't know because I have yet to see this nurse again. Well I heard his voice in the hallway, and when he walked into Noah's room, he said "I have been looking for you all week! You wrote something that was very nice and meant a lot to me, thank you" as he gave me a kiss and a hug. I was so happy that he did receive the card I wrote thanking him for making us feel at ease as parents, and for taking such good care of Noah. Seeing Dr.Lugo today made me smile, and he really made my day...at 9:45 in the morning! I thank God for great doctors like him. They are simply awesome. It's easier to see a great nurse love what she does, than a doctor who is down to earth and not so "technical" when it comes to everything. That's Dr. Lugo, and that's why we love him so!