Maya

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Daddy had time to play with Photoshop and created a black&white picture....that's how much time I had to play (about 5min)

The Sleepy family

Here is what we do best, but not nearly enough.

Out for our first walk around the block.

I'm a bit behind on the postings so this actually occured a week and a half ago. But here are the pictures anyway. Our first walk around the block.

Is all this really necessary?

Who knew it would take all this stuff to keep a little baby fed?

And we have expanded the collection since this picture was taken with two more bottles....

And, YES, it is necessary, gets you through the night without having to do dishes.

Home at last!

A very proud (and tired) daddy carries Maya home. Trip from the hospital took a little longer than usual as dad was driving uncharacteristically slow.

We got busy changing diapers almost immediately and completed our first diaper change at home without much drama. Thanks to all the great training we got in the NICU.

After the feeding we did the usual burping exercises. Please note daddy's excel sheet in the background that tracks every feeding, medicine administration, temperature reading, diaper condition etc. :)

On our way home

We packed up all the stuff and got ready for our journey home. Mommy was picked up by the volunteers and was treated to THE wheel chair ride out of the hospital. Daddy was really happy that we got the full treatment even though we all really could walk out on our own accord.

On our way out we met our NICU neighbors who were on their way in to spend the night and take their baby boy home the next day. We hope it went well for them and that they finally got to take their baby home too.

All my girls are strapped in and ready to drive home. Daddy drove veeeeeeery carefully home.

Parents in training

After Maya passed the car seat test we got booked for a night in one of the little apartments they have in the hospital. Here you get to practice for one night before you take your little baby home with the comfort of doctors and nurses just two doors away.

Our stay-over got moved from Thursday night to Friday night due to some test results that took longer than anticipated. Friday night came along and we settled into the room.

Had to get help at 11pm to burp Maya. The pro nurse got her to burp after 20 min of rubbing and patting the back. Neither Cindy or I slept much during the night. We took turns feeding, changing diapers, taking the temperature etc.

The delayed test results were due Saturday morning and the anticipation kept us on edge all night making it hard to sleep. If she didn't pass we would not be able to take her home and it would probably mean a much longer stay in the NICU. After a morning walk around the hospital for nervous dad, cool mom called and said we were allowed to take her home :D Talk about two happy parents!!

Maya is going home soon!

I've finally gotten all my girls home after 23 days in the NICU and 14 days in Mother/Baby (bed rest for mommy before birth). It's been a long wait for all of us but we are so glad that we are all home now.

Before we got to go home Maya had to pass the dreaded "Car seat test". Basically you have to sit in a car seat for 1 hour without forgetting to breath, having heart problems or starting to cry uncontrollably. Maya did great! She was awake for quite some time since there were so many new things to see from this position. Normally all she could really see was the ceiling. The little boy across from us failed for crying too much a few days earlier. Wooz! Maya showed him how it's done! She fell asleep once she had gotten bored of the new view of "Pod A" in the NICU. If you've seen one incubator, you've seen them all....

Yawn! This Car seat test is nothing for Maya.