Finally Friday report

So, our meeting went very well yesterday. According to weight criteria, Sarah is now ready to come home. Unfortunately, weight isn't her only problem right now, so she won't be coming home this weekend. :(

Her main issue continues to be feeding; she is just not making enough progress toward taking all of her food in the bottle. She still relies on the feeding tube for more than 80% of her milk. However, we did discuss the issue and Erika and I are both pretty happy with the result.

Previously, Sarah was just fed once per shift, if she was awake at a scheduled feeding time. This didn't allow her to get enough practice in, and she wasn't getting much better (but she was improving a little). Now, anytime that Sarah is awake and alert at a scheduled feeding time, she will get her bottle. This will allow her to practice, and hopefully perfect, her feeding a lot quicker than the once per shift method.

Homeward bound in just a few weeks, hopefully!

Oh, and she gained 40 grams last night, and is now up to 1855 grams.

Thursday morning

Sarah again slept through almost the entire night. Keep it up girl!

She lost a little weight last night, 15 grams, but that can be attributed to the large poop she had after lunch yesterday. It was BIG.

We're meeting with Dr. Banks today to discuss our discharge plan. We are excited, but scared! We'll update this afternoon to let you know what is going on.

Wednesday morning

Sarah gained another 30 grams last night, and is now at 1830 grams. That's over four pounds! Yahoo!

Sarah was wide awake most of the day, so much so that she was too tuckered out to bottle feed with Erika last night at 9:00 pm. Nurse Bianca was going to bottle feed her at midnight, but Sarah was still sleeping. It wasn't until 3:00 am that Sarah finally started to stir, and was able to take 15 mL in her bottle. After that, she had a nice bath at 5:00 am, and then daddy came to hold her at 6:00 am. She slept the entire time I was there!

And as much as all of you love these videos Erika keeps posting, I have to tell you that I love them more! It's hard being at work all day when momma gets to spend time with Sarah, but it really is nice to be able to check the blog and see what is going on. I love it! Thanks to Joe for the video camera!

Sarah in her Bouncer

Tuesday morning

Sarah gained 55 grams last night. She is just getting so big. She will be 4 pounds by the end of the week, hopefully!

As you can see from all the videos, Sarah really has a great little personality. She talks when she needs something, she is quiet when she doesn't. Awake all day, asleep most of the night. I really hope she can keep this up! Parenting should be a breeze if she gives us the cues we need to change the diaper, to feed her, to put her to bed. We don't know what we're doing. I'm glad she does!

Watching Daddy Watch Me

A BIG Yawn

Birth Certificate

I am ordering Sarah's Birth Certificate this week.  Any idea how many certified copies I need?  I have no idea...

Monday Morning Update

Sarah with Binky

Sarah had a good weekend. She weighs in now at 1750 grams or just about 3 lbs. 14 ounces. She is still taking 2 bottles a day and on Friday she finished her entire bottle! Sarah was measured last night, as she is every Sunday night, and was 40 cm long (27.5 at birth). Her feeding tube was moved back to her nose to allow her to eat better too.

As you can see we found our video camera! Hurray for video's!

Sarah Crying for the Camera