Our never ending hospital stay

We had quite an array of visitors during our stay at the hospital. Nate and I were so exhausted, Saturday seems like a blur, but for the most part all of the (in town) family made it up to see her by the time the day was over.

We did end up sending Ashley to the nursery overnight so that we could try and get some sleep. They brought her back every few hours to nurse, so it worked out well for us to get some sleep. On Sunday, the pediatrician came by and looked Ashley over and was somewhat concerned about her breathing and the fluid that was in her lungs at birth. They said she had quite a bit amniotic fluid in her lungs that they worked hard to suction out. The pediatrician requested us to stay for one more day.

Sunday night, we kept Ashley in our room until about 2am and then sent her to the nursery again. At some point on Sunday evening they began running tests that they typically do at 24 hours old. Monday morning, the neo natologist came by to check Ashley's lungs, and he thought she looked good and the x-ray came by good as well. So, we seemed to be in the clear of any lung issues to keep us there any longer. When the nurse came in, she said that her billirubin levels were high and doctor ordered her to be under lights. So, she spent the day under the lights, this was no fun because we weren't supposed to hold her except when she was eating. She had to wear those silly eye glasses and she was not a fan.

By Monday evening, her levels had increased and the doctor ordered an additional light to be brought in. I was discharged from the hospital, but Nate and I were both allowed to stay and keep our room as Ashley's "Caregivers." We kept Ashley in the room again until about 2 or 3am and then sent her to the nursery for a few hours rest. She still had to be under the lights in the nursery and when the nurse brought her back she said she broke 2 pairs of the eye glasses she was wearing! I told you, she was not a fan! By mid Tuesday, her levels had dropped some so we were able to take her off of the lights for the rest of the day and then have her levels checked again in the eveing, thankfully she seemed to have leveled off so we were released to go HOME!!!

We made it home about 9:30 Tuesday night and were so thankful to be in our house, in our shower, and in our bed! Nate was certainly ready to get out of there, he didn't have the most comfortable bed, plus there was nothing to do in the hospital all day. I would have to say one of Nate's favorite parts of the stay was the fridge with the sign that said "Food is for mom's only"  :)   His favorite was the blueberry muffins! He ate most of his meals out of that fridge, but in all fairness, I really didn't each much out of there, so he was just having my share.