Overachiever!

All the nurses told us not to feel to bad if the milk supply was low.  Most mommas with preemie babies have a tough time creating enough supply to sustain their little ones.  They prepared us for the possibility of using donor milk, which we had no problem agreeing to immediately.  But little Ms. Overachiever had other things on her mind.  Within 2 hours of an emergency c-section, she presented to Oliver 10 ml of what the NICU nurses call "liquid gold".  This small bottle would feed the young man for several weeks!

Within a few short days, the good stuff was flowing free.  In no time at all, the 10 ml vials were replaced with 120 ml bottles, all needing to be delivered to the NICU within 1 hour of pumping. (So at least I had a job!)  Every time I would carry in a shipment of what I was soon finding out was quite a precious commodity, the nurses would look at me with much bewilderment on their faces.  "This is amazing," they would say.  It was clear they were in disbelief.

Today, the nurse pulled momma and I aside and said she wanted to show us something.  She guided us back to the deep freeze and slowly opened it up.  In under 10 days of pumping, Momma had filled an entire shelf....yes, you heard it right...shelf!  The whole bottom section of the freezer is all saved for Oliver Moses Book.  Our wonderful tour guide reminded us that normally, mothers are only able to fill one tray during their whole visit.  "We plan on staying awhile," I said.  "It might be time to buy another freezer."