Skiping Sunday for a quick Monday

It seems like I'm always behind in updating since the weekend has been so crazy. What's amazing is how much is going on in such a short time. I decided I'll talk about Sunday tomorrow - Sunday includes Jodie and Louann.

Anyway today was a good day - well by the time I post this it will be Tuesday already but it was an awesome day anyway.

Why? Well your mama read you a story called "Panckaes" and to top it off picked you up for the first time and kissed you on your head. I wasn't there to take a picture - but she said you relaxed in her hand.

Your mama loves you a lot - she can't wait to get to you daily to spend time just talking to you. I'm still a little scared to touch you - not because I think you're not strong, but simply because I want to minize any germs at all or fluctuations in your habitat. Maybe I'm over doing it - but with all the things that they tell you could happen - I just want to make sure I don't do anything that might upset you.

I just remembered I did my first daddy duty today. A trainee nurse was helping with you today. At first I didn't mind too much (I'm lying) due to the fact she had a mentor. However when your mama went to touch your head I said "We should push the fan button, right?" She blinked looked at the button and said "no you don't have too." Of course I was pretty sure that Jane had told me to do that the previous night (Actually I knew she did). She also made me nervous when she added a blanket to your feet instead of adjusting the cuddle container. Your vitals started to get out of wack and she made adjustments to your levels - which I watched intently - her mentor seemed to pay the changes no mind.

Anyway I came back with your mom to her room and we slept - but I couldn't sleep without thinking I wasn't comfortable with having a trainee even mentored working with you. Of course I understand that all the nurses have to to learn to work with babies like you - but the decided factor that it was all wrong - is that the trainee didn't stop to ask someone about my question.

After a short nap I went back down and talked to Loralee the RN cordinator about my concerns she let me speak as I told her that the nurse was very sweet and caring but I really wanted nurses that had experience. I also told her the above example - which also ended that when I had returned hours later I heard a different mentor tell her to push the button when the doors were open. Loralee said no more trainee nurses would be interacting with you and that in fact she had been asked to insert the line for you (more about that tomorrow) because the doctor wanted the best nurse possible doing it (Loralee would be bumping the mentor that had been orginally assigned for the task). She told me to bring any concerns I had because she wanted to make sure that we felt confident.

My first but not last protective daddy duty had been completed. The next time I have no doubt that I won't hesitate to ponder being nice verses being a dad.

I love you Evie and I'll do my best to project you. I promise.