Let the Good Times Roll!

Day 81

Emma has continued to do amazingly well.  Yesterday she was moved onto the nasal cannula and is doing great!  Her oxygen level is about 22% right now (she just wants that extra 1% above room air!) which is just fantastic.  She has been doing great in her crib and enjoys checking out her new surroundings.  She got her first set of vaccinations last night and was a brave little girl.  The vaccines are administered at around 2 months of age, regardless of whether the baby was premature or not.  Since Emma was sick when she was 2 months old, they held off a little bit until now.  We are still waiting to get the final results of her latest eye exam but from what we've heard, the test was still somewhat inconclusive since she's still so young.  Although she may have some damage from the prematurity and high oxygen levels she had sometimes required, she definitely still reacts to lights and cameras and looks at people and new things.  So it certainly seems that she can see, and it's possible that there is no damage, or just minimal issues that could resolve itself.  We are not overly concerned at this point. 

Emma has been doing well with her feeds and is now getting 35 mL every 3 hours.  She is up to 4 lbs., 1 ounce now.  She seems to be showing some very slight signs of reflux (just getting a little fussy during/after the feedings and some slight desats) but overall she's doing great.  And today they are likely going to try bottle feeding her!!!  We are just so excited about all these wonderful changes - every day is a new adventure!!