Ryan Seacrest & Selena Gomez are at CHOP today. When we got here, it was very crowded. We had to park on B level (the lower spookier level). There's super security around and we had to show our blue parent bracelets several times to get by different security guards. Ryan is here because his foundation donated this radio station/media thing to the lobby area. It's for kids here to play with and the radio station will broadcast in patient rooms. Such a great idea. I can't imagine being a kid stuck here - patient or sibling. It would get very boring.
In Annelise news....
We got here in time for rounds today. Spoke with her neonatologist and the surgical fellow. They said she's doing great. Much better then most babies following surgery. It's only Day 2 post-surgery, but they're excited. Right now, we're just waiting for her to poop (so she can start to eat) and also to slowly wean her off of the ventilator. The jaundice light is off. It may go back on at some point, depending on her levels, but that's not a huge concern right now. Daddy got to change her diaper again today AND learned how to take her temperature under her arm. I got to feed her with the swab again. She so adorable. I'm amazed at how perfect she looks - it's hard to believe that she had a life-threatening defect!
I asked about dressing her. I really can't wait to get some of the adorable outfits we've been given as gifts on her! Right now, she's still a preemie - and they have issues holding a steady body temperature. So she's under the heat and has to demonstrate that she can hold a steady body temperature before they'll take it off. The nurse today (Meghan) said that maybe this weekend they'll try to turn the heat off and see how she does. Everything is a waiting game. I'm not too worried. We'll get there.
Oh - and I made my post-partum appointment at HUP. It's on my due date with Annelise - August 15th. How funny that I'll be "fully recovered" by the original date she was due!
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