It kEePS geTTiNG bEtteR aLL tHe TiME....

January 8, 2009: So I went to see Sophia this morning and found out that she is allowed to eat ad-lib on demand. That translates to: she can eat however much she likes, whenever she would like to. Hooray! We weren't even on that last time that we thought she was coming home. Awesome. This is a good sign. Now, we just need to make sure that she continues to eat well and keep it down...and gain weight all at the same time. When I fed her at 11:30 she took 55cc with one little spit up and wanted more, but it was her first feed over 35cc so I didn't want to push it. The next feed I nursed her for 15 mins and she didn't spit up at all. She went into a really, really deep sleep after that. Lol. She also got her IV out of her hand this morning. Finally, we're back to just having the leads on - no extra tubes or IVs. She took 80cc at 6pm, nursed at 9pm, and took 80cc at 11:30 pm, 3:30 am, and 6 am. Surprisingly her weight was down to 2760grams (6 lbs 1.5 oz), but April said not to be concerned - that if she keeps eating 80cc at each feed, that she'll start gaining it back. April also said the resident told her within a week Sophia should be able to come home. They'll be watching her weight now to make sure that she can gain weight without being on the added calories.








She was wide awake and ready to hang out.

Check out the haircut! Almost looks like a heart :)


















Don't worry, she's not reeeeeally tired yet.





















She loves her daddy.



















And I love her little piggies! So cute!
















This is what she thinks about her multi-vitamins with iron.
















Winding down.



















Hittin' the hay.

And there's her bed.









January 9, 2009: I went to see Sophia around noon today because our pod had an admission and I couldn't be in there while they were trying to get the new baby all set up. She took between 70 and 73cc for her first two feeds and then nursed for 13 minutes around 1pm. She spit up more today than she had spit up the last two days, so it makes me a little nervous. After I left at 5, Ruth fed her 110cc! Unbelievable. She said Sophia even wanted more than that. Sam and I went to see her from 7:30-8:30 and she was asleep the whole time. We had to leave at 8:30 to go meet one of Sam's friends for his birthday. After we got home from the dinner, I called the NICU to check on Sophia. She said she didn't wake up to eat until about 10 and took 80cc. She hasn't had her bath yet or been weighed, so I'm of course anxious to find out if she lost or gained weight.
But here's for the REALLY exciting news. I got to the hospital this morning and Ruth said that the resident said Sophia would most likely be going home on Monday. When I got out of the hospital around 5:15, I turned my phone back on and had a voicemail. I checked it and it was an automatic reminder that we had an appointment with our pediatrician on Tuesday, January 13 at 10:30 am!!! That means the discharge planner knows we're going home before that and so they already got Sophia's first appointment set up. Please pray that all continues to go well and Sophia can grow healthier and stronger!