Little games

Myla has a great time playing with the nurses. Her temperature goes up for one round of cares and goes down for the next. She loves to make them jump up when her monitors ding because of her oxygen level and then as they get two steps away, she takes a deep breath and makes them stop. Sometimes when we are holding her, I swear I see her smirk.

Yesterday, she got her first eye exam. Because she was so early, her blood vessels to her retinas didn't get a chance to develop. They checked her out yesterday and deemed those blood vessels still immature, which - believe it or not - is a good thing. It means that her eyes are developing normally. She will have another exam in two weeks to see how things are going.

Today the developmental nurse gave us a few pointers to interact with her more as we see her more alert. Little tricks to keep her calm and to stimulate her. Like putting a drop of milk on her hand and then putting her hand up to her mouth. The idea being that she learns to be awake means food. These things will help as we start to bottle feed her in a few weeks.

She's doing great and we are so glad! She is really starting to fill out and become a little person. And for all the playing she does, I think all the nurses really think she's pretty special.