Children's Hopsital

Yesterday Bryan & I were able to meet with several specialists at the Children's Hospital Colorado. We met with the "CDH team"- two neonatologists, the cardiologist and the OB/GYN. They have just recruited one of the top pediatric surgeons in the country & he will be starting this month. Apparently he studied under the "founder" of pediatric surgery. (So he's kind of a big deal). =) The team was amazing and seemed so organized and prepared for us.

After our meeting we were given the tour of the NICU in both the Children's Hospital and the University of Colorado hospital. The Children's Hospital is currently working on getting the mothers to have their high risk babies at the hospital and it may be ready by the time I am due. If it is not ready, I will deliver at University of Colorado Hospital (which is right across the street). Then, they will take the baby and stabilize her in the University hospital NICU then get ready to transport her over to Children's. Apparently there will be 10-15 people in the delivery room (about 4 for me and the rest for Ellery). Bryan will then go with Ellery everywhere she goes. The OB/GYN told me he'll discharge me from the hospital that night if I'm ready. So then I can go be with Ellery too.

What is also neat about Children's is their NICU- once Ellery stabilizes and starts to improve, they have private rooms with a pull out bed for parents to room in with their babies.

Ellery (depending on how well she does & how she responds to therapy) will be in the NICU anywhere from 6 weeks to 3 months. So, it will be a tough road. I'm not going to be able to hold her for who knows how long. But, all that really does not matter- as long as she is okay, I will be okay. I am just so grateful to have found Children's Hospital. I love the fact that they have done this before many times & seem to have it all down to a science. I feel like coming to Children's was such an answer to prayer.