On a good note, I forgot to mention that yesterday when I was holding Mouse, I gave her a little sponge bath; I cleaned her face, hands, and hair.   They won’t give her a real bath until about the time she comes home.  Just another little thing that makes me feel more like I’m her mommy and can care for her.   Today they tried her again on the high flow oxygen via nasal cannula.  So far so good.  She has had a few spells, but seems to be doing okay.   Go little girl!

It’s just been one of those days that I don’t know what to else to say.   It HAS to get better at some point and I know I have some really good things in my life, but holy F’n cow, what next.  Maybe I need to be like Earl and write me up a list of all the things I need to correct and then maybe Karma will be my friend.   

I’m putting in this picture of Bug even though it’s cut off.  If you click on the picture, you can get the full version of her cuteness and see her Valentine’s shoes.

Today we signed up to be part of a research study that studies preemies and macular degeneration and the role lutein and zeaxanthin plays in all of that. All it entails is that they follow Mouse’s eye exams and will take a bit of blood from her when they draw blood for other reasons and from me they took blood, urine and will sample breast milk for about two months or until Mouse goes home. No big deal. It’s kinda like the study they did for DHA, which now almost all baby food has it in it and it’s supposed to help with brain development and eyesight. We get paid a tiny, tiny amount for doing it.