August 11th, 2007

Bob and I had a great visit with Megan today!

First, Megan and I tried nuzzling again and she did very well! She even did a little non-nutritive sucking which is great! I look forward to nursing with her and think she will do very well.

I then held her for about 1 1/2 hours. She was so peaceful the entire time and slept comfortably. Then, Bob held her for a while. He said he was much less nervous this time. She fussed while we switched from me to Bob. Bob then calmed her down until she fell asleep on him. It was a priceless moment!

They have increased her feedings just a little to 25 cc every 3 hours. They are decreasing the time it takes her to eat from one hour to 45 minutes. They will decrease that gradually because she is still learning to eat / digest while breathing.

There have been a few new babies coming into the NICU, but we found out today that Megan is the only girl! Bob will go around the NICU and have a talk with all these boys... With her being the only girl, the nurses come over frequently and comment on how cute she is :)

We purchased her crib and dresser last night. They look great! However, the dresser does have a little damage on it, so they ordered us a replacement. We should be able to pick it up in a few days.