Getting ready to go home!

First off Penelope is 8lbs 10oz! She's SO chubby! Her PEG tube site is finally healing up and her hernia incisions are already looking better than my csection scar! I am still amazed at how quickly babies heal! Today is day 123, and we got the official word that we are going home TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After yesterday's post it got pretty chaotic in Penelope's room. The ear/nose/throat doctor had to put a scope down Penny's throat to make sure that her vocal cords were okay. It's protocol for babies that had a PDA ligation since they were operating really close to the nerves that control the vocal cords. She got the all clear on that. After that a nurse practitioner from the High Risk Clinic stopped up to talk to me. We had to pick a primary neonatologist to work with in the clinic for follow ups. We have to come back next week for an ROP exam, and then again in 1-2 weeks for our first appointment with high risk. Then my social worker came by to set up teaching times for today and have me sign some paperwork

Today is turning out to be pretty crazy. I am waiting for a call back from Dubuque Pediatrics to set up our first appointment with our home doctor. Penelope is currently doing her carseat challenge, which is going fantastic! She has to sit in her carseat for 2 hours (roughly the length of our drive home) and keep her oxygen saturations about 88%. She been sleeping the whole time with her sats at 100%. She's got about 30 minutes to go, so I am sure we are fine! The nurse practitioner called in Penelope's prescriptions, so I need to pick those up this afternoon. At 1230 we have PEG tube care teaching with a surgeon, at 1 is oxygen and apnea monitor teaching, at 2 is feeding pump teaching. Then I need to drive to Dubuque to pick up Jeremy and come back. Tonight we need to stay at the hospital until midnight so I can show that I know how to set up the pump for overnight feedings.

This is my last post from Iowa City! YAY! I will post again when I get home tomorrow. After that I will probably need to start a new blog about our new life!