I didn’t visit Kalyssa until we were on our way home last night from mom’s house, where we celebrated Easter. My mother-in-law took big sister out on good Friday and we will also be visiting her again soon (maybe this weekend? Ask Tad, Joyce!)
I let the nurse give Kalyssa her bath and took pointers because Tad and Brianna were in the car and it was already almost Brianna’s bed time. Kalyssa had pulled her nasal gavage tube out … I guess it’s very common for them to do that. The older they get the more often they do it (I’m told by the nurses). It was nice to see her with no wires etc for her bath. After her bath we put a hat on her to keep her warm, since her hair was wet. I then fed her another bottle. They also weighed and measured her prior to the bottle. She weighed 3 lbs 15.7 ozs … she may break the four pound mark tomorrow!!! She was also 17 inches long. (She was only 14.5 at birth.)
Because others were out in the car, I assisted with her bottle, gave her a kiss on her cute little capped head, and the nurse was going to love on her awhile for me before putting her back to warm up in her isolette. It was definitely hard to tear myself away, but it had felt important for me to drop in. After all, Easter is a celebration of life. It would not have felt complete without sharing a bit of it with my littlest daughter, whose new life I cherish more and more every day. God bless you, little one!
