The Poop heard round the NICU...

I'm falling asleep at the computer, so this isn't going to be a long update. BUT, I have to relate the poop heard round the NICU. (It should probably read heard "of" round the NICU, but that wouldn't be the cute reference to the "shot heard round the world, now would it??) Anyway, I was changing Lily's diaper this afternoon and was JUST about to close it up when WHAMMO, so projectile, yes projectile, pooped. It came shooting out, hit my hand, hit the bedding and monitor wires, hit the side of the isolette and THEN managed to shoot OUT the port hole on the side and hit the floor a few feet away. We were ecstatic that she had pooped, and I didn't even mind she hit my hand with hit! The doctors and residents were also QUITE happy, as they had just finished telling me that they still didn't knojw what was wrong with Lily and that she HAD to pass the barium and whateever else was in her otherwise they'd have to give her something to FORCE her bowels to move. (They've been giving her suppositories, but that's not the same.) The neonatalogist told me today that they didn't see any malrotation in her intestines and they didn't think ti was a structure abnormality causing her slow mobility through her GI system. BUT they hadn't ruled out something structural that woul dneed surgery. NOW, I'm hoping that is ruled out because she PASSED quite a bit of stool in that fountain of hers, and after that a bunch more came with the suppository. I totally credit the kangaroo care I did with her. That was the ONLY thing we were doing different the last two days, and suddenly she has stools? I can't believe it is a coincidence. We were told if she stops with her green aspirates *when the pull green stuff out her nasogastric tube, which is in her tummy...* they might be able to start feeds tomrorow.

Eve is doing just the same as before. Still feeding, still clinging to that last, lowest level on her nasal canula. The resident in charge of her, Emily, said they don't know WHY she needs it, it is virtually nothing at all, but the little stinker must just like the feel of it or something. If the NICU gets full this weekend, she could be moving to the intermediate nursery. She won't unless they have to though. All right, now I can't see straight, so I'm off to bed. Hope that whets some peoples' interests!