Waiting for her to be born.
Right after she was born. This is what I loved about this hospital. When I had Aly, they took her and cleaned her up as soon as she was born so it wasn't until about 30 minutes later that I first got to hold her. With Brianna, they handed her to me as soon as she was born and let me hold her for a minute before they cleaned her up. It was special being the first one to hold her.
All cleaned up!!
This is us with the doctor and the nurse that delivered Brianna.
Aly got to hold her little sister for the first time! She loved her. She was so protective of her. She made sure she was happy. Every time Brianna would START to fuss, Aly made sure she had her binkie. When they took her to give her a bath and do all the testing, Aly freaked. She didn't want them taking her away, and she had to be taken down to the nursery to watch and make sure she was okay.
As you can see here, she is still making sure Brianna is okay. She doesn't like the idea of someone else holding her. She is going to be an awesome big sister.
The first night, the nurses started to notice Brianna was having a hard time breathing. They checked her oxygen over the course of the night and it continued to be low. So the next day (Friday) they decided she needed to go to the NICU and be put on oxygen. Later they found out she had pneumonia. She got put on antibiotics and can't be held too much because it upsets her and her oxygen levels drop really low. She has to stay in NICU until at least Friday to have her antibiotics for 7 days and may possibly have to stay a little longer depending on how she is doing.
All cleaned up!!
This is us with the doctor and the nurse that delivered Brianna.Aly got to hold her little sister for the first time! She loved her. She was so protective of her. She made sure she was happy. Every time Brianna would START to fuss, Aly made sure she had her binkie. When they took her to give her a bath and do all the testing, Aly freaked. She didn't want them taking her away, and she had to be taken down to the nursery to watch and make sure she was okay.As you can see here, she is still making sure Brianna is okay. She doesn't like the idea of someone else holding her. She is going to be an awesome big sister.The first night, the nurses started to notice Brianna was having a hard time breathing. They checked her oxygen over the course of the night and it continued to be low. So the next day (Friday) they decided she needed to go to the NICU and be put on oxygen. Later they found out she had pneumonia. She got put on antibiotics and can't be held too much because it upsets her and her oxygen levels drop really low. She has to stay in NICU until at least Friday to have her antibiotics for 7 days and may possibly have to stay a little longer depending on how she is doing. This is her with all the cords, oxygen and IV she has. Right now she is also under lights because her bilirubin was high and now can be held only by me to feed her and Joe gets to hold her for a little bit too, but that is all, then she has to be put back under the lights.
It is really hard seeing her like this, but I know it is what has to happen in order for her to feel better. Hopefully she will get to come home soon!
3 comments:
She is beautiful! I'm so happy she is here. I can't WAIT to come home and babysit her and Aly! I miss you all so much! AmberLee you're AMAZING!!! Love you bunches-
Brianna is so adorable, she makes a great addition to a wonderful family. AmberLee you are a super mother.
What an adorable baby! We are excited for you two! It is the hardest thing ever is to walk out of that hospital and leave your baby there. I feel for you! But you have the right attitude! And a sweet second mother - Aly is certainly attentive! Enjoy!
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