My Mother's Day Gift

I would like to be able to start explaining some of what is going on physically with Tess. But I need to understand it better myself. I can tell you that her fluids are coming down (good) and her Potassium is down (good) and she is off insulin today (good) and her blood pressure is a challenge (not so good, but normal for her) and that her profusion is a problem. But I can't explain all of these things well enough yet to make them make sense to you.

I am learning each day and look forward to when I understand the daily reports well enough that I really have a grasp on her daily progress.

I can tell you that she has gained weight since her birth l0 days ago, but am not sure exactly how much. Weight is not the primary concern, or even close to it, with a baby as young as Tess. And so it's not something the nurses talk about unless I specifically ask.

What I CAN tell you is that she gave me the coolest Mother's Day gift - just the coolest gift, period - that I have ever received. Last night when I went to visit, she had opened her eyes! Well, her left eye (they had both still been fused shut) finally opened, and her right eye was beginning to crack a tiny bit. As I started to talk to her, she looked right at my face and stared at me for a long, long time. I know I sound muffled through the incubator and that all she can likely see is shadows and light and motion, but she knows my voice and she knows me. It was pretty cool. :)