GA 34 wks and 4 days.
Ainsley is 5lbs 8.7ozs, almost exactly two times her birth weight.
This week we are beginning to feel like we have really turned a corner and can actually start to think about heading home in the next couple of weeks. She seems to be breathing much better this week, as you know on Monday she was weened off of her CPAP and over the course of the week she has been lowered more and more on her nasal cannula volumes. Today the cannula came off so we are one more step to having a cordless baby :-) She will continue to have the O2 sensor, and vital monitor wires until she comes home.
We had had a couple of days at the beginning of the week of weight-loss, which was troubling, but in the last two days she has turned that around and started gaining again. As we continue to progress towards home Ainsley and mom will be focusing on breast feeding more and more, as of this point she still receives 90+ percent of her daily feedings from the gavage tube in her nose.
Both of us are very ready for her to come home at this point. We have been here at the hospital now for six and a half weeks. It has been a tiring and emotionally draining experience, but we are so blessed to have each other to lean on during these times. We are also so truly thankful for our incredibly supportive and helpful family and friends. Thank you all for helping us get through this tough time in our lives.
4 comments:
Dear Brandon, Heather, and Ainsley,
I enjoyed being able to be at your baby shower on Sunday. It was great to have so many family and friends all together. What fun you are going to have dressing up your little angel in the many pretty outfits! Uncle Mark and I continue to pray for Ainsley's growth and development and, also, for your strength as Mommy and Daddy. We love each one of you!
Auntie Carol
Ainsley looks as though she is reaching out to touch you. How sweet. We continue to pray for her homecoming!
Still so very tiny but yet getting so big! Please keep posting the pictures. She is so darn cute!
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