Just a little Update

Here is a short update on Lucy, mostly because there is not much to report.  She is doing great off of her nasal cannula this time.  Her breathing and oxygen levels have been fine.  Her nose has seemed to clear up a lot too, so she can breath better...thank goodness.
They are giving her 4-5 bottles a day out of 8 feedings.  She usually takes 2-3 of those a day in full.  So, we are getting there slowly but surely.  Pretty much once she takes all 8 we will be headed home!!  :)  She seems to be waking more easily every 3 hours now, so hopefully soon she will get the idea she has to eat all of them every time.
Her eye and hearing exams came back good this week, so that is another thing we can cross of off the list.

Basically, now we just wait on the bottle feedings to happen.  It's hard to be patient because she is becoming more alert and a lot more snuggly when I go see her.  Very hard to leave!

She weighs 4 pounds, 12 ounces now!!

Prayer Requests:
- that she will continue to do well with feedings...8 bottles a day!
- no more bradycardias.  She has to be free of them for 5 days in order to come home.  Right now she has 1-2 a day when fed, but they are not counting those.  Other than that, she has about 1 a day and pulls herself out within a second or two.  Hoping she will stop that completely.
- She seems to have reflux (probably why she has the random bradycardias)...pray that it is not painful for her and that it will go away soon.
-Patience/peace for me.  It is getting really hard to be away from her.  I feel very torn between her and Mason right now and guilty for not being at the opposite place.

And finally here are several pictures from our week:

"Do NOT take my paci!!"

 Sweet girl looking around in bed.

 HI!  Looking at Mommy

 Mason's last day of pre-school...had fun in the bounce houses after he got brave enough to do them!

 My very favorite time of day currently...snuggling with my sweet princess.

 Mason made a sign for his room not too long ago and he asked me this week if he could make Lucy one like his.  So sweet!  It now hangs in the entrance of her room.

 Mason's finished painting for Lucy's room

 After eating her bottles she passes out on Mommy.  Love!

 :) Oh, I can't wait until she is home!

 Little side smiles for Mommy

 We took Mason to the Perot museum last week.  We had a blast and will definitely be going back.

 Perot museum kids area.

 Taking a bottle for Daddy

 Resting peacefully...so hard to leave her at the hospital.