thursday 5/23/2013

ava was a cute, alert baby again. she was awake so much today. when she did want to nap or close her eyes she loved to bury her face between me and my arm. the nicu at primary childrens is rampant with VRE colonization, and it has been found on surfaces all over the nicu...so now the entire unit is in isolation. the nurses are not thrilled because it means gowning and gloving up between each baby instead of just washing their hands. its really time consuming. apparently this will be the case until it is eradicated which could take months.   Ava's urine output has been low for the last 24 hours. we don't know why, but hopefully it is nothing. she got a fluid bolus while I was there and may get another later. if those don't work she'll get a diuretic to make her pee. Ava is 6 pounds 6 ounces so far. today is the first day I've seen her look in a mirror. she enjoyed it I think. Thank you-Penny, Bridgett, Paige, and Julia Tocheri for driving down for the day to watch the 3 kiddos! Much appreciated!