Full Feeds!

Our little girl has finally graduated to FULL FEEDS! What that means is she is now being fed only breastmilk (32cc's) and will be off IV nutrition tonight. They are letting her last bag of "gatorade" run out before taking her off it. This news is especially exciting because it means we are one step closer to breastfeeding and that is one step closer to coming home.

Also, her doctors yesterday were toying with the idea of moving her to intermediate care! Another step toward coming home! They decided to keep her in the NICU for a little longer because she is still so small. Currently, she is weighing in at 3lbs 5.5oz.

We did have one minor setback. She is back on a tiny bit of oxygen. Debbie, her nurse today, said she was struggling just a little too much, and the doctors wanted to give her a little break. Phil and I are very happy with this because the past couple days it has been rough watching her breath so rapidly and have so much difficulty keeping her oxygen levels up.

All in all it is good news. We still have a long road ahead of us, but every step toward her coming home gives us a little more hope that the road is getting shorter.