Audrey's Big Weekend

Audrey is having a fantastic weekend. Her Papa came up to visit yesterday, and then her Baba arrived from L.A. last night.





Today she was taken off the Bili-lights since her bilirubin levels were back down to 4.5. This made it easier to interact with her.

We also noticed that Audrey was waking up before feeding time, and having feeding behaviors such as sucking and putting her hands in her mouth. So, as part of a progression towards feeding based on her cues, Audrey had her first bottle! The nurse gave her the first bottle to show us what to watch for, and Audrey ate it all! It was great. She is now up to 10cc's of breast milk every 3 hours.





Overall there was lots of cuddling this weekend :)






This evening we did kangaroo care again - and ended up doing it for 4 hours! It was great to have all that cuddling time. It's good for her to be out of the isolette and having that contact, and it's great for stimulating my milk production.

Her weight was down a little again today, to 1447 grams, but with the way she's eating we're hoping that will turn around soon. She is still well within normal limits though.

It's amazing how happy we were to spend our Saturday night in the NICU with Audrey. We are so thankful that she has arrived safely and is so strong. We are looking forward very much to bringing her home soon!