Friday noses report

Look at that cute little nose! You know she is thinking "What is the guy doing to me!"

Sarah gained 30 grams last night, and is now up to 1695. Almost 1700! I honestly cannot believe how far she has come. I had imagined that she would always be so tiny, yet here she is...

As you all know, Sarah hasn't quite got the hang of the bottle yet. Dr. Su decided to adjust Sarah's oxygen support to see if that makes a difference. Now, Sarah's O2 flow is set to 0.2, and generally the O2 percentage stays around 30%. When she starts feeding, that percentage is bumped up to 100%. Sarah has been doing very well with this method, and she took 31 on the bottle yesterday.

Nearly 3 Month old - Photos!

Sarah playing peek-a-boo while Mom is trying to feed her.

Dad snuck in some snuggling on his lunch break today.

Proud Dad wearing his "New Dad" hat.

I think she looks like Dad. I know it is still a bit early to tell, but what are your thoughts?

Thursday morning

Sorry about no post yesterday. I had a court appearance and Erika forgot to post.

Sarah gained and lost ten grams over the past two nights, so she is still 1665 grams. We'd like to see more gain so she can come home. What's going on Sarah!

She had a good night, though. She slept almost the entire night, which is good news for me if she can keep it up when she gets home. :)

She is still working on her bottle feedings, and last night she took 15 mL in twenty minutes, which is pretty good. Can you imagine taking 20 minutes to drink one tablespoon? When you're small, it is a lot!

And I have court again tomorrow morning, so hopefully momma will update you in my absence. Hint hint.

Tuesday morning

Sarah gained 45 grams last night. She is now 1665 grams, or almost 3 pounds, 11 ounces.

She has a little case of diaper rash right now. Poor girl! Her little tushie is all red. Hopefully it will get all better soon, because it is really uncomfortable. The last time I had diaper rash, I couldn't walk for six months! (Because I was still a baby, get it?)

GIFT REGISTRY

Many of you have emailed me or asked me about a baby shower. Due to the fact that I am spending all of my free time with Sarah or preparing for her homecoming, I decided a shower would be a little too stressful, however, as Grandma Carol stated, we will be having a homecoming party/open house/shindig a little after Sarah comes home (probably around the beginning of March- that gives us a little time to get settled with her at home) which the 2 Grandma's will plan. Stay tuned for details...

In the mean time, I have registered at Babies R Us. As you can imagine, I was totally overwhelmed! Sarah being my first baby, I have no idea what is needed! The registry is under our names- REES, Erika or Roger and the due date I listed was 3/1 (don't ask me why). Happy shopping!

Monday morning report

Sarah had a very nice weekend in her open crib. She likes looking around at her surroundings (even though she can't really see anything, she still likes the stimulation from all the movement), and she loves listening to everyone around her. She's enjoying her "Baby Einstein" music very much.

Yesterday, Erika was able to give Sarah her bottle. Sarah had no trouble at all getting started, and ended up taking 20 mL from the bottle. That's better than she does with some of the nurses. Good job, Erika! I'll get to try it next Sunday morning, and hopefully I can do as well as momma.

Sarah's breathing assistance keeps getting lower and lower. She now only requires a flow of 0.3 and her oxygen is around 25%. She's almost there, but is having trouble making the final jump to no assistance at all. She'll get there soon, though.