she graduated!

Well, it's been a busy day, and I'm exhausted. Like fall-asleep-standing-up exhausted. So, I'm going to keep this one short. The best news of the day is...Brooklyn graduated to "the floor." So, as of early this (Friday) afternoon, she's out of intensive care. Woohoo! She actually had a rough night Thursday night with vomiting a few times and a hard day Friday. Irritable off and on all day. Didn't really nap well until 6:00, so we're hoping she's in the for the night. And she vomited five times in 24 hours. Think high-volume, heaving spit-up. Poor baby. We get one, maybe two, of those at home everyday, but not five! So, they're keeping her on some meds to help her tummy. We switched to the formula we use at home (from what the hospital provides) this morning. That seems to have already made a difference in the number of spit-ups we've had since.

Also, you guys must've prayed for pee as I mentioned last night because her fluid balance is much better as of this afternoon. Praise Jesus! Thank you! :) 

This morning before we left the CICU, Brooklyn was part of a video/photo shoot for the new St. Louis Children's Hospital ad campaign called "Inspired by Kids." The director of the Heart Center contacted me last week to ask if Brooklyn could be part of the ad campaign. So, today was the shoot. In a couple of months, she'll be part of a commercial montage and such. So fun! Thankfully she was in great spirits when they came for the shoot. And, look, she has her mommy's (and Nana's) dimple! I love it! :)

And in other news, our big girls arrived today with my parents for the weekend. SO good to see them and hang out this evening. They've already gotten some pool time in at the hotel, and they can't wait to love on their baby sis tomorrow. 

That's all for now. Hopefully this post makes sense in the morning when I read it again. Who knows. I only dozed off half a dozen times while I was writing it. And so much for keeping it short. Ha! :) No one ever accused me of being short-winded. ;)