Stevie Stats - she turned 35 weeks old today (in gestational age)
Weight - 5 lbs 2.8 oz
We're thankful again for a great day. Stevie did a good job with her bottle at 8am this morning. She started a little slow and the nurse told me that I was distracting her by talking to her while she was eating (was i?). I guess she was right. After I shut my trap Stevie chugged her milk like the rock star eater she is. I was able to talk to her while I burped her, bless her heart. SO, I'll continue to try the "no talking while eating" method tomorrow.
The dr increased her bottle feeds to 3 times a day. It really does feel like there is an end in sight. I asked the dr today if they could give me a tentative timeline of when they think Stevie can come home. The dr replied that Stevie has to be off her caffeine, and not having her apnea and heart-rate drop episodes. This in addition to taking 8 of 8 bottle feeds a day WITHOUT having issues. So this could be 2 weeks or longer. We're not pushing it, we're just taking it a day at a time. The fact that Stevie was taken off oxygen yesterday is a big milestone.
We'll take one step at a time.
Thank you for continuing to pray for her. She is such a cool little thing. We just love her so much. Being a mom is the best.
Also - thanks so much for keeping Jace McDougal in your prayers. He had such a good day yesterday, prayers were answered.
Love,
Erin
3 comments:
i think her eyes may be blue - would be awesome for her to have June's beautiful blue eyes -- it goes against the Morris way to not talk at the dinner table -- when she really gets the hang of eating, you can babble to her all you want - she is so cute - praying for her to become an expert bottle drinker and wonderful breather - she is making such great progress. love, grammy
ps - thanks for the timely updates and the pictures - makes my day to see her
She is an amazing gift! We are all blessed to have her in our life!
YOU ERIN ARE A ROCK STAR MAMA!
She is too cute!! Still think of you all often and am so thankful for how great she is doing! Hang in there...this too shall pass! God is great ALL the time!
Jill
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