When Annelise was 2 days old, on Sunday, July 10th, I went to visit her and she opened her eyes for me! Matt said that any of the times he had visited, she hadn't done that. She opened just her left eye like a pirate and had a weary look on her face - as if to say "Why are you people bothering me?" I got to do "oral care" with her - using a large cotton swab, you dip it in the colostrum and rub it inside her mouth. It gives her immune system a boost. She loved it. She was moving around her tongue and all. Then I moved from her right side to her left side, and she followed me with her one-eyed look. She blinked opened both eyes at one point, but seemed a little annoyed by her over-eager parents.
On Monday, July 11th, I was released from HUP and Matt & I went straight to CHOP to hang out with our girl. She was having another good day. It was so nice to sit there next to her bed and just relax. They said surgery was imminent. She was doing so well, they wanted to strike while the iron was hot. When we had spoken with the social worker during our NICU tour, she said that they would not give us a lot of notice about the surgery. Most likely, it will be a quick decision when all of Annelise's stats are good. So we know it's coming soon, just waiting on word from the doctors.
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