I've been looking for a stuffed animal that I could use to compare size with Kate as she grows and can have as a keep sake. It wasn't very easy finding something that would be about her size. I found this small cabbage patch doll and figured it would be close. It seemed so little when I bought it, but when I put it next to her tonight it looked pretty big.
What a great night! My mom and I went to see Kate this evening. Her left eye has finally opened. After we did her care and swaddled her. I sat next to her incubator for just a minute and talked to her. She was so tired, but she kept opening her eyes to look at me. Her little forehead would wrinkle up as she lifted her eyes to search for where my voice was coming from. At this age, she can't see much but she was very responsive to my voice. She was so sweet and cute!
When I changed Kate's diaper tonight I only lifted her bum up about an inch so I could use a wet wipe to clean her. This caused her to have a "Brady" (brachacardia sp?) when her heart rate drops. When her legs are lifted the blood rushes to the heart and drops her blood pressure. It can also cause brain bleeds too. She recovered pretty quick from it- but now I'm paranoid about doing her diaper change.
The nurse tonight said it's rare to see babies this early with so much hair and that it's so dark. She has more hair than all my other babies, except for Kale (he had a lot of dark hair.) Kate weighed 870 grams tonight. She's up to 11 ml on her feedings. She's doing ok with her vitals and oxygen-still about the same as she has been the last few days. These are good days- days to let her grow and get stronger! I feel so amazed and blessed that she's my baby!
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