Thursday, January 29, 2009

Hello again! Sorry it's been a while since the last update, it's been pretty hectic, and exhausting, but we love having Abby home. Matt has off today so he got up with Abby all night last night so I could get some sleep-so I'm feeling pretty good today! Abby is doing wonderful. Last Friday we went to the pediatrician and she was 4lbs 10oz, so next time she's weighed I'm sure she'll be at least 5lbs. She's really packing on the lbs!! Next week we go back to Chester County where one of her neonatologists will be seeing her in their outpatient clinic for NICU babies. Hopefully we'll talk about getting Abby off of the oxygen and monitors. We haven't had a single alarm since she's been home, which is fantastic!! The machine alarms if Abby has a low or high heart rate or has an apnea(stops breathing). Abby hadn't any sleep related apnea for about two weeks prior to discharge, the only issue was when she was eating. It's the whole suck, swallow and breath coordination that preemies lack. She's been doing great so hopefully we'll be able to get rid of all this stuff soon. It's nice for my piece of mind having the monitor here but the cords are such a pain, they're always tangled, and leads are rough on her poor little skin! Anyway, nothing else is new, here are some new pics!

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