The NICU

Karly started out on CPAP to help her breathe for the first 2 days.  She was then placed on oxygen by nasal cannula.  Her left sided pneumo and very small and was not detectable on her chest x-ray the next day.  The right sided one was larger but continued to improve and she was taken off of the oxygen the next day. 

 

 

 

 

 

During her stay Karly went under the Bili lights several times, she likes to sunbathe like her Daddy!  Here she is with a heel warmer on getting ready to have her blood drawn and doing a few leg lifts.

One of the first things you learn as a nurse is to NEVER leave a family member in the hospital alone.  This is especially true if the person in question does not talk.  This meant Dave and I spent almost every waking hour at her bedside.  Taking short breaks to visit with Thomas and Noelle, to eat, and occasionally sleep.  During this time we got a ton of help caring for the older kids from friends and family.  We were especially grateful because they passed around the barfing flu to each family they stayed with! 

Karly also had many special visitors in the NICU:

Grandpa Hi

Grandma Coba

Grammy

Auntie  Big Sister

Big Brother

And of course, Mommy and Daddy!  Don’t you love how AWFUL we look! Ha ha

We were very blessed that Brother Lindsey and Brother Winsborrow also came to visit several times to give Karly priesthood blessing when she was in need.