Day 66 in NICU

November 25th 2015

We are having another blessed day with little miss Abby. She is getting so big and strong and each day she amazes me. She was albs 6 oz today. She also has recovered well from her vaccines and hasn't had anymore breathing episodes, so once again she is pulling off her oxygen letting us know she doesn't need it anymore.

Jennifer her primary nurse was here today and helped me give Abby her bath. I love giving Abby a bath under the warming light, she seems to really enjoy our time together. Abby was wide awake after her bath and nursed for 12 minutes. She seems to really enjoy breastfeeding and this makes mommy so happy. It's such a wonderful bonding experience.

See mom I don't need my oxygen anymore

My paci is bigger than my face!

Mom seriously I don't need this thing anymore!

Day 65 in NICU

November 24th 2015

Cake Time!

We finally got Abby's 4 pound cake and celebrated another milestone tonight. Abby had a rough day because she got her vaccines at 4am this morning. Poor babies thigh was bruised and sore. She was so tired she couldn't really stay awake to eat today and had more breathing episodes than usual. The doctor also decided to culture her eye because she has had some green discharge. I left early today as Abby needed to rest and momma needed to eat some cake!

Day 64 in NICU-9 Weeks Old Today

November 23, 2015

9 Weeks Old Today!

Abby is having another great day and is showing us all she doesn't need her oxygen. Abby continues to have some reflux issues but seems to be improving each day. She weighs 4 lbs 3.7oz today (1921 grams). She is continue to learn to eat and breastfeed two times today well. They also decreased her sodium from 4 times a day to 2. 

We also signed for Abby to get her 2 month vaccines. We did this last week but because she was having trouble breathing they held off until she was healthy enough. Poor baby girl is going to be sore tomorrow. 

Day 63 in NICU

November 22nd 2015

Sunday Funday

Today is a much better day. Abby just needed to see her daddy. Abby's breathing seems to have calmed down and her chest x-ray has come back good.  She lost a little bit of weight again but that is not surprising as she was working so hard to breath yesterday.

Since moving into our own private room we were able to bring the whole family into visit Abby. Abby did well with all the noise and the kids loved being able to visit as a family. 

Day 62 in NICU-2 Months Old Today!

November 21st 2015

Abby is 2 Months Old Today!!

Can't believe my baby girl is already 2 months old. She is growing so fast. She weighs 1915 grams today and is 16 1/3 inches long. We seriously can't wait to have this cutie home.

Abby had another rough day as her breathing has gotten worse again. We had to go up on her oxygen. The nurse NT suctioned her and got thick white mucus out, most likely milk that she has refluxed. The physician got a chest x-ray and blood gases to make sure everything is okay. The blood work came back good. It appears she is refluxing the milk then inhaling the milk into her lungs causing her to aspirate. Abby is working hard to breath and we haven't been able to practice feeding or nursing due to this setback. Prayers for our baby girl.

Day 61 in NICU

November 20th 2015

34 Weeks Gestational Age

Abby is 34 weeks gestational age today. Time is really going quickly. She is finally back to 4lbs after a long week. Her breathing seems better today but she is still working hard. I tried to give her a massage today but she looked so uncomfortable. It appears the reflux is getting worse. We will continue to monitor the reflux and hopefully it doesn't affect her ability to eat. 

Abby seems to like her new swing. It sits her up helping with the reflux and she likes the heart beat noise

We still do kangaroo care every day

so this happened today....