Eden Transferred to U of M

Yesterday evening Eden was transferred to U of M to wait for heart surgery to close the open ductus. We didn't get to ride in the ambulance because it was full. A team of three rode with her a neonatologist, respiratory therapist, and a nurse. She did really well on the ride over and settled in nicely at the Holden NICU. They put her back on the oscillator and she now just has to sit tight and wait. We like the NICU there. They have Eden in a really high-tech isolette called a Giraffe. The nurse said they run about $35,000 a piece. She is a cool nurse. She did Eden's first foot and hand prints for us. They also weighed her and she is up to 1 lb 8 oz! After getting familiar with our new surroundings and making sure Eden was settled we headed back once more to St. Joe to check on Holland and see how she is handling her sister not being there. It was a late night. Long and exhausting...

Today I left work to see Holland during my lunch break and everything is going good. She is doing well except a bit temperamental whenever the nurses reach into the isolette. Once Mom (Billie) shows up and puts her hands on her she is very calm. They weighed her yesterday and she is a whopping 1 lb 7 oz! She is gaining little by little but they tell us to take it with a grain of salt as they are pumping a lot of fluids into her. They also tell us that her platelets are at 124,000, up from yesterday's count of 111,000. This is good. Billie called U of M and they said Eden had a good night. They still haven't heard when the surgery will be. We are waiting patiently...