Tub Time with Daddy

OK so more time has been lapsing between posts, I guess that is a sign that things are getting back to normal again? Or maybe we are just now getting use to our new routine, who knows?!

Last Wednesday, Clint and I got to bath Kassidy again. Nurse "M" was there and she made us do it all alone. Kinda funny to watch us. Shoulda had a video camera.

Anyways, we now get the bathe her Sundays and Wednesdays. She absolutely loves it and is so snugly afterwards.

She is doing really well, she is now only taking a multivitamin. They took her off caffeine today, hopefully she does well without it. The girl loves her coke! If she starts to have her A's and B's again,where heart heart and oxygen rate drops, then they will probably start her on a reflux med. She does have a little of that now.

Wednesday she also had an eye exam. It came back with mild ROP, if you follow my blog you know what that is. They are still gonna monitor it weekly and are not too concerned. They said not many 24 weekers get away without some sort of ROP. THIS DOES NOT MEAN SHE WILL BE BLIND, nor does this mean she would even need glasses. We just have to wait.

She has been working on feeding protocols, so milk around her binkee. She loves her binkee and is doing good with it. Nurse "M" gave her her first bottle last week with a few ounces. She did alright, little sloppy she said. Then she tried again with a bottle yesterday. Little improvements everyday. They are surprised that she even likes her binkee, they said babies this early dont usually like things in their mouth. Good girl, just keep proving them wrong!!

She gets her physical therapy everyday, and Friday they taught me how to do it so everytime we hold her we can be workin on it. The OT ladies really teach us alot about reading her face and her signals. Really it is like taking classes on how to be a parent. Shoulda had this with Sam! haha

She loves to be held and snuggled. She also gets to be held by her nurses now, which they all couldnt wait for. Im glad she gets held and loved everyday since we cant be there all the time.

Oh yeah and she weighs 4 lb 9 oz and is 16 in long.

Enjoying her binkee before the bath. Daddy getting her dressed. She got her feeding tube removed because it had to be retaped. So we got a quick picture of her entire face! Isnt she a doll? Look at her red hair too! Love my little red heads!I look a little haggard, such long days with working and commuting. It is really starting to show!Kisses from mom and dadSnuggled up ready for bed....Look at that little smile. So cute! Ok so this last picture, looks a little scary, but was so funny. Nurse "M" swaddled her all up tight and was movin her around. It was crackin us up, just because she looked so relaxed and was just hangin out. It didnt even cross our minds that she would drop her, so dont be worried.