Happy Thanksgiving!

We wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your continued support and prayers for little Sarah.  This year we have so much to be thankful for and every day that G-d gives us with Sarah is a miracle.  We want to wish you all a HAPPY THANKSGIVING to you and your families all over the world.  We continue to pray for Sarah's health and growth every day and are so thankful she is doing so well.  G-d bless each and every one of you.

Lovingly,

Erika and Roger

Morning report

After a few days of weight loss, Sarah came back up to 700 grams again, a gain of 20 grams.

Sarah turns six weeks tomorrow, and she continues to amaze us and everyone around her. As you probably noticed, the blogs are getting less frequent now, which really isn't a bad thing. It's just boring to read the same "No change she's doing well" blog over and over again. So, if you don't see a post for a day, even two, don't worry. We just can't think of anything exciting to write.

Tuesday morning report

Well, the daily weight loss continued again last night, but again it was small. She lost another 10 grams and is now 680 grams. It may seem discouraging, but we aren't worried. The weekly weight is more important than the day-to-day, and Sarah has been steadily gaining about 80-100 grams every week. This week shouldn't be any different.

And, we know where the weight went. She had three big #2's last night, and that accounts for a lot of grams.

Sarah is still doing well on 1 liter of pressure. Despite her size, she is now one of the healthiest babies in the NICU. We're so happy! She's now on 2-1 care, meaning she shares her nurse with another baby. And that's great, because it means when she gets home, mom should be able to handle all the care by herself, right?

On a side note, one of the nurses asked me if I knew any Jewish boys for a nice lawyer in New York, for one of her son's friends. I asked her "She can't find a Jewish boy in New York?! Where is she looking?" And it was one of the Korean nurses that was asking! I was very confused...

Monday lunch report

Sarah's having a wonderful day. I went to see her at lunch and she looks so good. Her numbers were a little low, but nothing a changed diaper couldn't fix (the nurse handled it, not me!)....

Here she is sleeping away. Look at all that hair!

Blog format update

We updated the blog format so that only posts from the past seven days will be displayed on the main page. Posts older than seven days will be archived, and can be viewed from selecting the appropriate week on the right hand of the page.

Monday morning

Well, our girl lost a little weight again, but not as much this time. She went from 700 grams down to 690 grams. Hopefully she won't go down too much more and will start gaining steadily again.

She's doing well on 1.0 L of pressure in the nasal prongs, and her O2 is generally between 26-30%. If you know what that means. When she's having trouble, they put her up to the mid-40s and she comes back up.

Sunday morning

Mom and I went to visit Sarah last night at about 9:00 just to pick up some more bottles. Little did we know what we were in for..... Sarah's heart rate was a little low, and Erika recognized the signs of a dirty diaper. So, like any good mom, she took off Sarah's old diaper and had a new one ready. But, before the new one was in place, Sarah let out a little cry, and BAM!, poop everywhere. And I mean, EVERYWHERE. I had never seen projectile poop before last night. It is quite the sight. We were trying to figure out a nickname for Sarah, and I think "Old Faithful" is appropriate now.

Now, the important stuff. Sarah had a pretty good night. She's having a few episodes with her heart rate and breathing dropping a little, but that's just because they are trying to ween her off the oxygen. If it continues, they will have to put her pressure back up to 2.0 (it's down to 1.5).

She weighed in at 700 grams last night, which is a pretty big gain. Don't be surprised to see it go down a little again. She continues to digest all 14 mL they're feeding her. Such a champ!