Back in Greenville!

We had a great day today! Things seem to be going our way.

Last night Wyatt was transferred to the Special Care Nursery at Duke. We didn't know what to expect but we were surprised when we got there. I couldn't believe we were still at Duke when we entered the nursery. There were 6 babies in this nursery and the room was the size of a closet. One of the babies was going through drug withdrawal. It really was awful but the good news was that we were leaving. We were told shortly after our arrival that we were being transferred back to Pitt this evening. We were ecstatic and relieved! I would have had a hard time leaving him in this new nursery. By going to Pitt we knew then we could see Noah more frequently and that the facility would be very nice as compared to the Special Care Nursery. Don't get me wrong, we were very happy with Wyatt's care at Duke especially in the NICU. The nurses and doctors were wonderful and thorough, but we just needed to be closer to home.

Wyatt went for his kidney study around 2. The results were very positive. He didn't have any urine reflux back into his kidneys, which is exactly what we wanted. The kidney specialist does want to track Wyatt and see him for another study at around 3 months of age. I liked this plan because we want to stay on top of this kidney problem. After the study, we were told that the Life Flight transport team from Duke would be transporting him at 7. Fortunately they moved up the transport to 5. It felt so good to be heading towards home. Jeremy and I were all smiles.

Wyatt was admitted to the Pitt NICU and they were very pleased with his progress. He is feeding extremely well for his age. He was starting to look a little orange this evening, so they will see if he needs to go back under the lights tomorrow. He is also continuing to have "brady" episodes and he really needs to be brady-free for about 7 days before he can go home. So we will be here at least another week, but that is ok. I don't want him to forget to breath when he gets home. Plus the Pitt NICU is just a beautiful facility. It really felt like entering a totally different world from the Special Care Nursery.

So tonight we are staying in a Greenville hotel, but we hope to get in the Ronald McDonald house Wednesday night. Jeremy and I decided that we should probably spend the night at home on Tuesday. We are out of clean clothes and I want to work on the nursery. It wasn't quite done, so I need to do a little work in there for Wyatt. Also I think it will be really good for Noah.

I want to thank my Primary School friends again for their generous donation. We weren't able to stay at the Ronald McDonald House, but a local hotel gave us a great rate. We were able to stay for 4 nights and have meals on that gift. It really meant so much to us.

Please pray that Wyatt will start having brady-free days and is able to increase his feedings. Also pray for me as I start to try and breastfeed tomorrow. This will be my first time and I'm a little bit nervous. Most mothers don't have to be on display when they are learning to breastfeed. Noah never would because he spent so much time on a bottle in the NICU.