Long post for a wonderful day

This post will be picture heavy!!

All Reagan talked about this week was going to see Charli on Sunday. So of course she couldn't wait to get there. After church and lunch we headed to the hospital. Nurse Patty was there again today and she was the one who gave Reagan all the goodies. Since Reagan is such a great kid she wrote her a thank you note. I'm telling you that kid is awesome, I hope she teaches Charli some of her good manners. ;)

One of the first things we noticed was that someone decorated Charli's crib! We've taken a few pictures up there and taped them up, but now its all done up and there were even some pictures left for us! Their best guess was her nurse last night, Sarah, so if we ever have her again I'll have to be sure to tell her thank you. It was such a sweet thing to do and really made my day.

So we noticed the picture on the top right and asked when it was taken. They said she took 10cc in her bottle last night about midnight and wanted us to have a picture because she did so good! Yay! We were very excited to hear that. Her platelet count went up to 44,400, so it would appear that they are rising on their own, which is exactly what we have been hoping for. They will check them again in the morning to make sure she is still going up.

She now weighs 3lbs 11oz! Which we are surprised she gained anything because she had two huge blow outs. The good news about that is she got her first actual bath today! That happened before we got there and she had another one right before we left so we had to get her all cleaned up and changed again. This kid is going through some clothes! Once we got her temperature checked and her diaper changed Reagan swooped in for some sister time. She is so good with her and does everything we tell her to, like holding her in her "comfort zone" and talking quietly to her. I'm just so amazed that she's not scared at all because I know I sure was at first.

Don't worry, big sis is here.

I think I like this one, she's more my size.

 In case you are wondering what "comfort zones" are, its the position she would be in if she were still in my stomach. That's why you usually see our hands in the pictures holding her arms close to her midline and holding her feet in. When they kick or push out they are wanting something to push back on them. Their little nerves aren't fully developed yet so when she pushes and nothing pushes back they start to flail and it shocks their system. This is something we learned in the physical therapy class and its a very important part of her development until she reaches her due date.

Something really exciting that happened today is Reagan got to hold Charli!! Oh my she was so excited. She had no idea they were going to let her. Although she was a little nervous at first, she did a great job. Charli was pretty sleepy so she tube fed and Reagan held her while it was going in.

I promise she wasn't as scared as she looks here!

This is one happy big sister.

 I also got a great picture of my 3 favorite people today. I'm definitely going to find a frame for this one.

After reading a comment from a friend on this blog we started reading a story to Charli before we leave. She said they read it to their little girl when she was in the pccu and it was such a great idea. We read her Goodnight Moon (even though its only 5 oclock she does go right to sleep) and it really gives us some comfort before we leave. So today Reagan got to read the story and she did a great job. It was such a sweet sight seeing her read to her little sister, she really loves her very much.

She looking at her sissy while she reads.
She already loves her so much!

And one last thing.. notice anything different about me today? Thats right, no oxygen!! Her vitals have been good and they did some blood gasses this morning and everything looked great so she passed her test and shouldn't have to go back on it. What a wonderful day it has been. I can't wait to see her tomorrow.

The only thing left to get rid of is my feeding tube!