Continuing on...

Wow! It has been two weeks since I have been here. A lot has gone on and I think you should know about it. Mom got a new cast on her arm.... and in case you didn't know... she fell before I was born and broke her pinky on her left hand. She will be able to get this new cast off on March 24th, and then she will get to hold me without that thing poking me!! They also tell me that she is doing well at home, and I get to see her everyday. I also get to see my daddy everyday! (Most of the time he comes to see me two times a day--I already know I am daddy's little girl!)

I have started kangaroo care with mommy and daddy... and boy does that feel good! Mommy and Daddy come in and get to hold me close to them for a while and we bond. I feel it is important to get this bonding in before I grow up. They always say we "grow up so fast!" Yesterday mommy bonded with me, and now today daddy will have his turn.

Speaking of daddy! I hope my daddy liked his birthday card I got him! (yesterday was daddy's birthday... hee hee... and Grammy helped me write my name on daddy's card for him! I hope he liked it) It will be the first of many birthdays we will share together. Today is my cousin's birthday...geez... how am I going to keep up with this family? So happy birthday to her too!

Here are my latest updates! I am being fed now! (Yummy food!) I get a 1/2 of a teaspoon every three hours through a tube in my mouth (which I keep pulling on). I am also on pure oxygen for 2 hours 2 times a day... which is excellent! And for the best news of them all-- I DON'T NEED SURGERY!!!! The doctors have decided that my hole has closed in between my lungs and heart for now, and I will not need the surgery on Monday!

But all that good news does not mean that I am not still sassy! I still am fighting strong and hard. In fact, one of my nurses had to catch me in mid-air today because I was trying to turn over. I mean come on people let me do it! (please...)

That is all for now. I will try to have more pictures up soon!
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Love,
Riley