Lucy is now 5 1/2 weeks old which is hard to believe! She weighs 3lb, 13oz as of last night, which is 2 pounds more than her lowest weight. She is doing great tolerating all of her food, but is still not doing many bottles a day. Usually they give her 2-3 a day and she takes about half of the bottle before they tube-feed her the rest. She is doing great for her size/age though.
She was off of her nasal cannula for 4 days and then started having a little trouble keeping her oxygen saturation levels up, so they put her back on a low flow, 1 liter cannula. So, not much help, but a little extra boost. They think since they introduced the bottles, took her off of cannula and wrapped her to make her keep her own temperature all at the same time, her little body could not handle it all at once. So, although it may seem like a step back it is really not a huge deal. The biggest deal is that I LOVED seeing her face without all that stuff on it. :)
Her brain scan on Monday showed a small bleed still, but it is resolving on its own and is not of concern.
She does have a hemangioma on her pinkie finger that is starting to grow (poor thing...it looks like it hurts but hopefully not) and it looks like another one forming on the side of her head. It will grow, possibly large but hoping not. Luckily, either way, it is just cosmetic and they usually go away after a couple of years.
Other than that, there is not a lot going on. We just have to work on her bottle feeding and we will be a big step closer to coming home.
Prayer requests:
- Bottle feeds to become easier for Lucy
- That she will be able to get off of the nasal cannula again soon.
- For her eye exam next week to show her eyes are growing properly
- brain bleed to completely disappear
- For me not to be anxious about her steps back (I know it is normal for it to happen, but I get anxious about it easily)
- The doctors and nurses
- the other babies and their parents
Picture time:
Sleepy girl...so peaceful and sweet.
Still snoozin'
The day she took her whole bottle like a big girl.
Trying to figure out what to do with this thing
Getting her weight for the day (this was a few days ago)
After bath snuggles with Mommy
Had to get a picture of these pants! ha
Cutie
Hi!
Mommy and Lucy
And big brother too! On his Mother's day gift to me he said his favorite thing about me is when I let him help me make pizzas. So, of course I had to let him help me make dinner tonight!
Mason with the sweet gifts he made me at school this week. I just love him! Such a sweet son and big brother :)
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