Happy Thanks Giving!

Happy Thanks Giving! Marrit is 3 weeks old today! We cannot believe it!

Marrit Grace is Home!

Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!! Marrit Grace got to come home last Sunday after spending 10 days in the NICU. We were such proud and happy parents when we got to pick her up and bring her home. She has been doing great and is adjusting well. She is getting bigger and stronger each day. We have to keep her home for at least two weeks and then be very careful when we do go any where. She is an easy going and pretty content baby. She loves being held and sleeps great! We have really been enjoying having her home and getting to spend so much time with her. Annika at first was very jealous and wanted nothing to do with her. She did not want us to hold Marrit either. After a couple of days though she has warmed up to the idea of being a big sister and now love to help change her, feed her and hold her. Annika thinks it is pretty funny when Marrit makes noise and she has to check on her several times when she is sleeping!

Day 6 Marrit Grace

Another great day! Very tired mom and dad today, but little Marrit is getting stronger and stronger and eating very well.

Day 5 Marrit Grace

Today was such a great day! I got to hold her and feed her, her first bottle! She did great! I pretty much held her all day, it was so nice! It looks like if everything continues to go well she will come home on Sunday! Danny had to go back to work today. His day was very busy but went well. He either visits her before work or after. It makes for a long day for him. But he does not seem to mind. I am doing well still trying to heal and get caught up on my sleep(which will probably never happen). Annika is doing surprisingly well, it has worked out so well that we are living with my parents because she has not had to be pulled from her comfort zone. They have been such a huge help and I do not know what we would have done without them. We can not wait for her to meet her baby sister! Sorry I do not have any new picture to post, I was to busy holding her today. I will take some more tomorrow!

Day 4 Marrit Grace

Doing even better today off of the oxegyn!

Day 3 Marrit Grace

After a ruff day yesterday and Marrit not doing so well it was great to get to the hospital this morning and see her off of the venalitor. She had a much better day and I got to hold her and change two diapers. Marrit is breathing much better and getting stronger!

Marrit Grace Thompson Born 11/5/2009 11:34am

Marrit Grace Thompson was born 11/5/2009 at 11:34am. Weighing 6lb 10oz, 21in long. The delivery went so smooth she was out within 5 minutes of pushing. Danny and I both thought to our self that it went way to smooth. Marrit was having a little trouble breathing normal and was was making a lot of noise grunting and and breathing. We thought that maybe it was just her getting used to being out in the world. After it did not stop for a couple hours we got concerned and brought her to the nursery to be check out. There we found out that her heart rate and respiratory breathing was way to high. They right away called in a pediatrician and had some test done. From there they found fluid in her lungs and her white blood cell count was very low. She was also so tired from working so hard all afternoon at breathing that she kept stopping and they had to hook her up to a respirator and oxygen. From there they decided that she would be better off at the NICU in Indy. So they had her transferred there. We got to go along and stay for 1 hour and then I had to be back at the hospital to have some test run and be discharged. We got back from the NICU at 2am. We were able to go see Marrit today and she is off of the oxygen but still has to still be on the respirator. They are pretty sure that she has pneumonia. They will keep her in the NICU probably for 7-10 days. We are so happy to have her here and fighting to get better. She is in a great place and getting the best care possible. It is hard not being able to stay with her all the time and being so far away but we will make it work. We are so proud of her and can not wait to bring her home! We are both pretty tired and hopefully going to get some sleep and get caught up.