Day 8 in the NICU

Well Emma is on Day 8 of being a resident in the A-Pod in the NICU at UVA.  Thankfully Daddy and I got a good report when we arrived at 7:30 this morning.  She had an uneventful night last night.  They did try and wean her all the way of one of the machines, but she felt otherwise about it.  She is just on the lowest setting currently and seems to be happy there.  When we left last night they were concerned because she hadn't yet had a wet diaper.  Sometimes things slow down after surgery, but they wanted her to have one.  They gave her some fluids and apparently she made plenty of wet diapers for them throughout the night.  The one she had changed when Jason and I first arrived was soaked.  She doesn't seem to have much swelling which is a good things so it won't pull on her incision.  She teased Daddy and I about opening her eyes this morning.  We got a little slit, but nothing like yesterday.  It was just amazing how alert she was yesterday.  We are hoping she opens them a bit for us today.  She continues to have such personality.  When you talk to her she will scrunch up her nose, move her fingers or her toes.  We can already tell we will have our hands full.  Jason and I are headed back in a few in hopes to catch the doctors during rounds to see what they have to say about Emma.  Continue your prayers and thank you for everything.  Jason and I have both learned to stop and be thankful for everything - little or big that we encounter in our lives.