Bathtime

While Maisies heart is now working much more effectively and her lungs are trying to work better it needs to be remembered that all of wee Maisie is underdeveloped with her born at 25 weeks.

Maisie has been taking diuretics which help reduce water retention and take down Maisies swelling. This means Maise wees more. Maisies kidneys are not fuctioning properly yet and one of its functions is to measure the amounts of certain minerals that the body requires and another is to remove excess water and waste. Sodium is one of these minerals that is important and is used for balancing blood volume and blood pressure. With the kidneys not functioning properly Maisies sodium can get low so she is having a supplement added to her milk to help keep the balance correct. All part of fattening her up.

Mummy gave Maisie a Bed Bath today, which Mummy really enjoyed - even more than Maisie did. While Maisie was having her hair washed (just before the conditioner was combed in) the subject of hair colour came into the conversation, not prompted by Daddy at all. It all started with Meghan asking when Maisie would lose her hair. It is usual for babies to lose their hair before the rightful colour grows in.

The kind Nurse gave us an answer which was forgotten by all as the Nurse continued to tell us that the current colour of Maisies eyelashes and eyebrows would indicate what Maisies hair colour will be - well you can imagine the rush to the incubator to study very closely Maisies eyelashes and eyebrows.

Meghan gave the final answer  -  "dark ginger or dark auburn" 

While Daddy was out of the hosptial on an errand visitors arrived to see Maisie - it was noted by Daddy on his return that more of his donuts had been eaten, he knows who the culprit was and will track them down (yes you Alfie). Maisies Daddy appreciated her other visitors (Brian and Harry) managing to resist and leave the last one.

Brother Zach enjoyed becoming 18 very much last night and didn't visit Maisie today as he was on a coach trip to an atheletics meeting, feeling a little bit worse for wear.