June 27

I came in on Saturday morning for rounds. I was here at eight and they had already rounded. Things were pretty much saying the same over the weekend. He drank 27 mL Saturday morning, and 32 that evening.

Aunt Kristin came to spend the afternoon with Everett on Saturday. It was the first time Andre, Clara and I have been home relaxing on an afternoon in a really long time. It was a wonderful break. Thank you!

We came in as a family to get some pictures with Clara for his one-month birthday, which is tomorrow. Claire has been in rare form, I guess you could call her a toddler. We never realized how loud she is until we are in the hospital, she shouts instead of talks. She is very excited about many things, or just upset about many things depending on the moment. Most everyone finds her adorable and amusing, or at least they pretend well! She was not overly interested in her baby brother. She was focused on everything else she saw in the room. We had to bribe her to give him a kiss with a balloon. I am thinking once we are home she might take a little more interest, hopefully! 

Clara wanted to sit down and take a picture before we left since that is what we did the day before, before we went to the park. We weren't sure what she was asking at first so by the time we figured it out, she was upset.

Once she saw her face in the camera, she decided to cheer up!

Nunu and Dolly had to get a picture too.

She liked her wagon ride into the hospital. She is a very cautious little lady. When she gets into anything with straps she will say, "buckle, safe!" And of course she wants all her friends buckled in too! 

Not there one minute and she's ready to roam the halls with her frog!

Thanks for the snuggles aunt "krissin" as Clara would say.

Kristin got a few pictures of Clara being spazzing McGee,  hence why they are blurry.

First attempt at a family picture. Clara's shirt says "best big sister ever" from aunt Tiffany, Everett has on a onesie from Merrissa that says "amazing little brother." She also has a shirt from Merrissa that just says "big sister." Maybe we should have picked that one!! 

 

A forced kiss with the promise of a balloon after.

I love my babies! Even if one is a tad crazy these days!

We went to grab dinner at a local pizza place in downtown Saint Pete. I came back to the hospital after. Look at this boy being so silly!

I love you Everett! 

My bff

Clara, you are my best friend forever! You make life so wonderful! I love you!

Yesterday Clara and I went to the park. On our way out the door she was endlessly asking for her hat. I reminded her she had one on but didn't feel like the argument so we went back inside. She knew right where it was,  she went and grabbed it, and brought it over for mommy since I didn't have one. What a thoughtful little girl! I love you sweet pea!

June 28

Everett just drank 22 mL all by himself! It took us about 25 minutes, but who is counting?

Last night Andre and I came back to hang out with the little man. He only drank about 2 mL of his milk.

Ashley is on again today! Yay! She sent me this picture when she got here.

Everett had a great day! He did not want to eat at his 2 o'clock feeding, so we tried again at five and he drank 32 mL then.

When daddy was with Everett, we went to the beach! It has been a while since I have been able to take Clara to the beach! It was a perfect day, it rained in the morning and it was cool and the sand was easy to pack into castles. Kristen built many castles for Clara to destroy! 

Good morning sweet boy! We can't wait I'll be at the beach together! I'm sure you could use some fresh air!

I woke up after five minutes of napping on Saturday and realized why he sporadically gained so much weight. The male nurse that floated to the NICU, the one we had on the bad day, (that contributed greatly to the bad day) flushed his line with water before and after every feeding which gave him way too much fluid! I text Ashley right away, our primary nurse, and she said that that must have been it! They decided to give Everett Lasix to help him get rid of the fluid. I went to the charge nurse and let her no we don't want any floating nurses taking care of Everett. My poor baby, his belly must have felt like it was going to burst!

Kate visited and got Everett some awesome tiger shirts! Thank you!

Steven, Julianne, and Tiffany also made it in today! Everett is feeling lots of love!

While I was at the hospital Andre and Kristin took Clara to Ivy's fourth birthday party. I have no idea how four years have gone by! They had a lot of fun!