Our visit to the NICU was great. It was a weird feeling going back there because I can't believe it was just a short 6 months ago Ellie was born right there at Stormont-Vail. I now think we've been home at least more than Ellie was at the NICU now! :)
Well, Monday night (this would be March 2) we went to the NICU to see some of the night shift nurses (they always mention that everyone forgets to come visit them!) and it was great to see them! We also brought them some bagels from Panera (still pretty thankful for all they did for little Ellie). Then we got to stay overnight with Cousin Audrey and Steve in Topeka and we watched the Bachelor! Too funny that that was probably the most TV we've watched in a long time. It was great to be there and take a break from the Manhattan crazy life we lead! Plus, I know Audrey enjoyed her Ellie time! :)
Then on Tuesday morning we went to the NICU for her follow up appointment and were greeted by some NICU nurses who just couldn't believe how big Ellie had gotten! We met with Dawn, the occupational therapist, Chris, the social worker, Kathy, the nurse, and then Dr.Navarro did her assessment. We were SO SAD that our Nurse Practitioner Ellen wasn't there. :( They started with a series of questions that they asked about Ellie and how she's been doing since we've taken her home. Meanwhile, Dawn did some assessment of her development and was so happy and proud for how far Ellie's come!
I won't mention all the specifics again because I already told you all the stats on that. Poor Ellie fell alseep, but then Dr. Navarro came in and did some more assessments on Ellie listening to her heart, lungs, testing her tone.
She also talked with us about her eating patterns. This is where we discussed going to feeding every 3 hours and letting her go a 6 hour stint at night. But all in all it was a good report! We actually don't have to go back until September! Which is a good sign! Dr.Navarro also wanted to make sure that if/when we move that we will at least come back to them one time before we transfer physicians. We also got to see the day shift nurses (don't worry - we took them bagels too!). We were so happy to see Dr. Hall then too.
We also stopped at Ronnie's to say hello to the staff there!
Enjoy some of the pictures! There were too many to post on the blog - so check out more on our Picasa Web site.
It was so great to see you guys. You all look amazing! Keep up the good work. Hugs from Ronnie's.
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