What a hectic week! Sorry if this entry is disjointed – I am writing it on my phone!

Thankfully, the Bug hasn’t had a fever since Tuesday morning, so YAY – no spinal tap. That was a near miss! Leah has been relatively chill these past few days, with the exception, as always, of feeding times. BabyBug DOES NOT like to be hungry and she DOES NOT like to be kept waiting when she is. We can recognize her voice as soon as we walk into the NICU reception area now, so we know when Empress Baby is ready for her meal before we even see her. Leah also flips out when her tube is clogged. She has had many chest-rattly episodes – at this point they are getting to be a regular occurrence. She tends to paw and pull at it the most when it is giving her trouble, so hopefully the nurses are catching on to that. 

Yesterday’s weight was 7 lbs, 4.9 oz. Leah’s doctors are postponing her Mic-Key procedure and 2nd contrast study until she is past this little bout of fevers and done with all of her antibiotics. They will probably bring her on the week of the 19th. 

Someday this poor bug is going to have nightmares about people holding her down and sticking needles into her. She had to have her hep lock replaced last night AND tonight. Last night I kept her calm(ish) while they put it it; tonight it was Mandy’s turn. 

There is a baby in our “pod” who has a mobile that plays “Brahm’s Lullaby” – not music-box style but like, violin-sounding. We heard it so many times today that I am literally hearing it right now as I type from our room at RMH. No, it’s not just in my head – I am actually hearing it in my ears. So bizarre.