Morgan Kate

Four hours of uninterrupted sleep because my husband took the the "early part" of night shift.

A swaddled baby. Now that's new.

No OG tube.

Excellent appointment this morning with Dr. G.

Two ounces GAINED.

A nap this afternoon that actually helped Mommy take an hour nap as well. 

Pretty awesome day if you ask me. And I am praying for more of this kind.

Morgan Kate actually slept last night. What a feeling. She truly slept the entire night, except for the times we had to feed her. She would eat, make a few noises and then she was off to sleepy town once again. She even let me swaddle her.

Little background info about swaddling. Some people claim that babies don't have memories and that they won't remember the pain they go through as children. Ha! I say those people are wrong. One of the reasons eating is so hard for Morgan Kate is because she remembers the pain her reflux caused her. She remembers how uncomfortable it is to have the OG tube in. She also remembers that while in the NICU she had to be swaddled while wearing the CPAP. She would give the CPAP a fit. Arms flailing, legs moving, hands grabbing. It was rough. The only way to tame her was to swaddle her. Since coming home she screams if I try to swaddle her. She gets so mad and so red and I just end up tossing the idea. However, last night and the night before she has let me swaddle her and it has made a huge difference. I think she still remembers, but she's just giving Mommy a second chance. 

We have not had to use the OG since Sunday when we had our little episode. Since that time we have been on all bottles again. We have also come to the conclusion that maybe her irritatibility was caused from the inhaled steroid. We have since discontinued it and things have gotten a lot better.

Our appointment this morning went very well. She weighed in at eight pounds and twelve ounces. I was so excited. A weight gain even with some pretty rough "non-eating" days. Dr. G says she looks and sounds great and we are to return next Wednesday.

Today...so far, so good. Bottle feeding is going. It's not terrific, but it's going. And nap time? Nice. She has already had a really good nap. I was in the midst of doing laundry and writing thank you notes and then I just decided to ditch both and take a nap as well. An hour later I feel nice and refreshed and I may even start dinner.

Wow. I love these good days.