By the numbers

Number of days we've been at UVA: 45
Number of days since Molly was born: 42
Number of days Molly has spent outside: 0
Number of weeks Brian took off before having to go back to work: 3
Number of days per week Christine and Brian see each other now: 2
Number of days Christine has been home since January 28: 1
Number of doctors actively treating Molly: 10*
Number of nurses: countless**
Number of other hospital helpers who work with Molly: 4 ***
Number of hours Christine spends per day in the NICU: 11 (8:30am to 7:30pm with a lunch break)
Number of milliliters Molly eats per feeding: 50
Number of times Molly eats per day: 8
Number of times you are required to Purell before touching Molly: every
Molly's room number: D22
Number of days left before iv antibiotics are done: 11
Number of days until we're trying to get the doctors to let us leave: 11
Number of days until the doctors let us leave: ??


* NICU attending (changes bi-weekly who this is), 2 NICU residents (Dr Jessica and Dr Mike), 3 pediatric cardiologists (Dr Schneider, Dr Mathern and Dr Jayakumar, 2 pediatric cardiology fellows (Dr Applewhite & ?), surgeon (Dr Gangemi), surgeon's nurse practitioner (Rebecca)

** Our favorites are Esther (she sings songs about tutus when Molly is cranky and that her psychic friend told her Molly would get through this ok), Gayle (she talks to Molly about everything she is doing), Ruth (helped her through the PICC line debacle), Pam (pronounced Pay-yam, very Southern and likes to rearrange Molly's space), Deb (likes talking about her sons), Stacey (power feeder), Terri (tells it like it is), Naomi (knits hats), Donna (gives chocolate), Cathy (likes Molly to be very clean)

*** Occupational therapist (Wally- working on stretching her thumbs), physical therapist (Nancy- works on neck muscle development), "baby teacher" (Norma- says Molly has good habituation habits), social worker (CiCi- gives us food vouchers and ways to find money)