Keep on Truckin'!

Day 73

Emma has continued to have great days lately!  Every day she is getting a little bit better.  The rate on her SiPAP is very low (which is a good thing), so right now they are just able to keep lowering her oxygen levels.  She will probably hang out on the SiPAP for a little longer before they will try her on either the CPAP or go straight to the cannula.  She has really had no issues except for the occasional minor dip in her sats, but she has been very stable overall. 

She was already moved to feeding every three hours and she is doing great with that too!  Again, they will keep her on this schedule for awhile longer, until she is on the cannula and able to be tried on the bottle.  What an exciting day that will be! 

Emma has still gained weight steadily, and is now at 1590 grams (triple her birthweight!!), which is 3 lbs., 8 ounces.  She is definitely looking great and we had a lot of fun getting her a few new outfits to wear.  We were told not to buy too much since she will outgrow the preemie size quickly, but we have a nice selection for her to try.  We'll try to keep the pictures coming to show off her new wardrobe, but she has been swaddled or covered in blankets lately so it's tough to catch her in just her clothes!  We'll do our best though. 

We have been able to hold her every day and it has been so wonderful.  She usually comes out looking all around and then falls fast asleep.  Another great thing about her being on the SiPAP is that we can hear her again!  She gets a few good cries in every once in awhile, but overall she is pretty calm.  She'll get some good cranky faces going pretty often and a few cries or whimpers (which make Mommy and Daddy laugh because she's just too cute!), but definitely not a full-on sob fest yet!  I'm sure that will be coming eventually.

We are just so happy with how Emma is doing these days.  Keep on truckin', Emma!