Day 18: First Bottle, First Barf

Today I got to give Evie a bottle, which she gulped down as if she hadn't eaten real food in weeks (18 days)! Unfortunately, about 5 minutes later it all came back up. Oh, well. Her nurse was going to try again later in the day.

Today she started chest physical therapy (CPT) to help her cough more of that junk up. She still needs to be suctioned several times a day, which of course she hates. Auntie Clare visited today and got to see the barf and the suctioning - lucky her! But she also let Evie wear her bracelets, which Evie LOVED. She wouldn't give them back!

The plan is for Evie's chest tube to come out tomorrow. Her lungs still need to get stronger, and she needs to wean off of the methadone and start eating. The sooner these things happen, the sooner she can come home!

When I got home from the hospital, we had a play date with our twin buddies Jonathan and Douglas and their mom Julie. They were born a month after Evie and Gavin, and we met in our prenatal "Marvelous Multiples" class. It was a lot of fun having three little boys running around the house (it was like having three Gavins)! I'm not sure what Evie would have thought, but we'll find out soon enough.

Banging on the back door - a favorite pastime in our house!

Starbucks cups were a big hit:

Gavin and Douglas:

Gavin and Jonathan were very interested in the high chair:

Gavin and Jonathan wait while Douglas gets into the car. When Evie gets better, we'll play again!