Today I went in the morning to see Kate at her 10:00 am care. We had a great time together. Holding her today was one of the first times that she didn't have a real hard time with swinging and her keeping her vital signs stable. My nerves were able to stay calm- she did so well! She is starting to finally feel and look so much more like a healthy baby. She doesn't have the look she started out with like a newborn scrawny baby bird.
The nurses always have her dressed in clothes now. I took home my first bag of dirty clothes to wash today for her. Although I hate laundry and already have more than plenty to do, I am excited to do hers because it makes me feel a little more like her mom.
She had a good, stable day. Her oxygen flow settings were left alone. Her Potassium was stopped. Calcium and Phosphorous were added to her feedings as part of her fortifier. More labs will be drawn on Monday to look at her nutritional needs, blood gas for oxygen, and also to check her hemoglobin.
Kate weighed 3.3 lbs tonight at 1450 grams. 1500 grams is considered a turning point for preemie babies. They are no longer considered micro-preemies, they are more stable, they can be moved to a big girl/boy bed (out of the incubator), their water bed is changed to a normal bed. Sometimes the bed change is held off until they are 1800 grams-just because it's not necessary. Kate is the Binky queen- I have been told she is the best 25 week Binky sucker that has come through the NICU. This is hopefully a good sign that when it is time to feed her she will figure it out quick.
My sister, Jackie, from Arizona is in town this week for my cousin Nikki's wedding. She came to see Kate on Tuesday with me. I gave Kate a bath and Jackie was able to hold her through her feeding. Kate was very alert. She opened her eyes a lot and seemed to be focusing on Jackie.
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