September 19-26, 2003: Second Week

FAQ: When will Aditi be able to come home from the Nursery Intensive Care Unit?
ANSWER: When she can do the following:

  • thermoregulate
  • Achieved 9/28/03
  • gain weight steadily
  • suck, swallow and breathe simultaneously
  • "Coming right along.  I like to belch."

This could take until her original due date (Nov 7th), or it could come sooner.
We're Home!  After 1 month in the TMC NICU.  See 2nd month pictures.

nameplateWe are getting used to the NICU routine and are beginning to make the Isolette into a temporary home for Aditi.  (She also has a rock inside).














Reena holding AditiReena holding Aditi.















Aditi likes NanijiAditi likes Naniji - a few minutes after meeting her, she is sleeping and holding tightly to her thumb.















Anu holding AditiAnu holding Aditi.  Our neighbor Adi tells us that Aditi also means 'little jewel' in Hebrew.















Mike kangarooing AditiMike kangarooing Aditi.  She calms right down when skin-to-skin.  She is now free of her IV and has now regained her birth weight.










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