A Big Move

It was a big, big day for Ingrid! Today she moved out of the NICU and into R4 - the Neonatal Transitional Care Unit. All NICU babies spend time in R4 before they are discharged and allowed to go home. This is another step in the right direction!

It was bittersweet and a little scary to leave the familiar surroundings of the Raindrop pod for the next chapter in our journey. We have nothing but praise and thanks for all our wonderful nurses and staff in the NICU!

Before Ingrid left her NICU home she was moved into a "big girl" bed. Mommy and Daddy packed up all our belongings and followed Ingrid as she was wheeled down the hall to R4.

Ingrid's new room is quite large with its own private bathroom. We can see trees and sunshine through her window.

It is a little scary moving to a new room and a new unit. Everybody has a lot to learn. Ingrid's big job is still working on feeding and gaining weight. She is up to 32mL per feeding today, but she still is having trouble doing it all herself. The move to R4 makes us even more eager to bring her home but we know that Ingrid will need some time to learn how to eat all she needs.

We spent the afternoon relaxing and getting used to our new digs!