Haley Alexis Bouges

At long last a name has been chosen - Haley Alexis Bouges. We narrowed our choices down to two before Erica was brought in to deliver the baby last night, and we figured we'd make the final choice afterwards since Erica was very undecided. Well, it's been a long morning as far as trying to discuss the topic with Erica while she was lucid. I made my choice last night but admittedly had the advantage of not being pumped full of narcotics.

Erica is doing well today. They keep testing her for trouble with her kidney and liver (the trouble spots last time) and all levels are returning toward normal - so everyone here feels like they caught this thing just in time. The hope is that she can go home Thursday. Haley is doing great - breathing on her own and wiggling around just like a healthy baby should. I haven't been able to see her today because everytime I go they are doing rounds. How long do rounds last here anyway?!

The next thing on my agenda is to turn my attention toward Evan. The poor little guy has been shuffled around from family member to family member since Friday afternoon - not having slept at home since Thursday night. So my #1 priority now is to give this kid a normal night - pick him up from daycare, bring home, have dinner, play some ball, maybe watch a little Diego, have a bath and then hit the sack in his warm, comfy crib. Evan's put up with a lot (though I'm sure he had fun too) and deserves a nice, peaceful night at home. And I wouldn't mind one myself as well...

So that's it from New Haven. Everything went great given the circumstanace - so NOT like last time with Evan. I'll post more pictures when they actually let me in the NICU.