Still at the hospital

Well, it has been almost a week since little Reagan was born, but we are still at the hospital. We thought she had kicked whatever infection she had picked up, but the night before we were to check out, her temperature spiked and her respiratory picked up so the doctor decided more tests were needed. That night they drew blood, urine and closely monitored her throughout the night. Just when we though we were going to be able to take our baby home it seemed like we were back to square one. It was a very scary time for all three of us, but we put our faith in God and asked him for strength and to guide the doctors and nurses as they did their job.

By morning, her breathing had stabilized and she was a little warm, but the early blood tests looked good. They wanted to watch the blood and urine cultures over the next few days, but in the interest of safety, the decided that little Reagan needed a full 7 days of antibiotics. Luckily, the first two days she was on the antibiotics would count towards the seven. The bad part for Reagan is they had just taken out her IV, now they had to put in back in. That poor girl, she has had an IV in her more than she hasn't (and I think longer than her dad ever has too).

We found out Sunday morning that we would be able to take Reagan home on Tuesday, which was great news since the hospital room was getting a little small for the 3 of us. We all have been spending every night there, and Reagan has us on quite a routine. She seems to sleep like an angel during the day and then insist that everyone on our floor be awake all night. Luckily, each night has gotten successively better, and we hope this trend continues. I think Sarah managed a whole 4 hours of sleep last night, but that was way better than the 2 the night before. I help out when I can, but it did not take Reagan long to figure out that I was a distraction while mommy got situated for the feeding. My job is to settle her down so that she can focus on her meal - and I am working on doing this to the best of my ability.

We also want to thank everyone for their well wishes, thoughts and prayers over the last week. The farthest reaching "Congrats" came from one of our friends currently stationed in the Middle East - it's amazing how news travels so fast!

That is all for now, I am heading back to the hospital. There are some pics below - we cannot believe how much different she looks after just a week!!

Mom and Reagan

Smile pretty - her first real outfit!

Maybe confused - but still cute

Adorable!