August 30th, 2007

Well, we have had a busy few days!

Megan's nursing / bottlefeeding is going so much better! We have been nursing for the 10am feeding and the 4pm feeding. The nurses then give her the bottle overnight. She has been doing great with her bottlefeedings and taking the entire bottle (32 cc). Yesterday and today she nursed for 25 minutes each time! The nurse said she is advanced in her nursing! Bob and I go back when he gets home from work for her bath and so Bob can hold her. The nurse said that she holds her numbers very well when he holds her, so she must be a Daddy's girl :)

She just made it to the 4 lb club today at 4 lbs, 1.2 oz!!! She is getting so big! They have started thermal weaning. They dress her in additional clothes and start turning the temp in the bed down. She only has 1.5 degrees to go :) After that, she will be in an open crib.

Tomorrow we are going to start bottle or breastfeeding every other feeding. She is getting so close to coming home! She will definitely be coming home on a monitor. That will just strap around her chest and monitor her breathing and heartrate. She will wear it all the time and it will alarm if she has an apnea.

I have some new pictures that I'm trying to post, but having trouble. I'll try to post them tomorrow.