Audrey is doing great!

This morning Michael and I went down to see Audrey first thing in the morning. The nurse was doing the assessment and Audrey looked fabulous. The bili-lights were off so she had her shades off and we could see her face. She had also been weaned from the nasal cannula and was breathing entirely on her own. The IV's had been removed from her hands and she looked so much more comfortable! She still has one IV, but it is in her arm.

The lights helped Audrey's bilirubin level drop below the level which usually requires the lights, but they are being extra cautious and keeping her on them for a while longer.






We were able to hold Audrey THREE times today, I was very excited :) We also got to change diapers and tried to be there for all of her feedings. She is now up to 6 cc's of my milk every three hours. Her weight has dropped about 35 grams each day - weight loss in newborns is totally normal and this is not very much of a concern at all. She now weighs 1477 grams.






This evening Audrey was really alert at the beginning of her feeding. She had her eyes open alot, we can't see what color they are but they look dark (not very surprising!)