Ava-Marie's Homecoming

Ava got discharged from the NICU yesterday. St. Vincent's has an interesting set-up in their NICU. They have two family rooms that essentially amount to hotels rooms: a bed, a couch, a tv, and a bathroom. The night before you take your baby home, you spend the night with him/her doing everything yourself. A nurse comes in to check on you every few hours, but otherwise, you're on your own. So that's what we did Wednesday night. Ava was a good little sleeper, waking up not much longer than the amount of time it took her to eat, then going right back to sleep.

Thursday morning, she got her last dose of antibiotics, got all dressed up in a lavender gown and bonnet that her Oma made for her, and left the hospital about noon. Her bilirubin is still a little high, so back to the doctor today for her first follow-up appointment.

It's been pretty uneventful, thankfully. She's starting to wake up a little more surrounding her eating times, but still sleeping very well. She got her first video chat session in, talking to Oma and Pop last night, it was so stimulating, she slept right through it.

More pictures to come soon, and maybe a video or two once she starts doing something other than eating, sleeping, and pooping.