16 days old

Not much has changed today.

Except that as I was gearing myself up to ask to feed Lilah, one of the moms who is visiting her baby in the NICU even more frequently than me said, "Oh, I think your nurse was feeding her today!" I looked at the stats sheet for the day and sure enough, the latest 3 feeds were done by bottle!! No one talked to me about it, no one called to say something had changed, she just went ahead and gave my little girl her very first real feedings. Three times. I tried to control my anger/sadness/disappointment, especially since that nurse had already gone home for the day and no one else there deserved to hear my rant about it. But I feel totally robbed.

I tried to feed Lilah at her next scheduled time, but she wouldn't wake up enough so she was fed by tube instead. Nearby, Sean was being a trooper and held Charlotte the whole time while wearing the gown and gloves and roasting just to be with his baby girl, who slept the whole time but occassionally flashed that grin that makes me giggle every time.

Oh, and the other change is that another baby in the NICU, but in a different room, has also shown a positive MRSA result. So, much to the nurses' frustration, the entire ward has been placed under isolation precautions. New gloves and gowns every time a new patient's cubicle is entered, even if the baby isn't being touched. This goes for visitors, too, so I'd suggest holding off on trying to see the girls until early next week, when Charlotte's isolation will be lifted.