Saturday, May 21, one day older than four weeks, and one day shy of one month. Today was a big day for little Audrey, and an exhausting one at that. She weighs 5lbs 4oz! Up 3oz just from yesterday. She was taking 43ml at each feeding and today they cut that amount back to 39ml because she was gaining so much so fast. She is still on just a little bit of oxygen though.
Kayla took her own little outfit for her to wear today and she was such a doll.
Today was big in two other ways too! Her first bottle feeding and a new bed! I had no idea giving a preemie a bottle was so scary, so complicated, so detailed, etc. Oh the things we took or take for granted every day! Ashley, the occupational therapist, actually said she did very well, especially for the very first time. She took 7ml by mouth and her vitals stayed on target where they needed to be. Suck, swallow, breathe; suck, swallow, breathe. She is only 33 weeks gestation and shouldn’t even have to know how to do any of that yet. Go Audrey! Nana is so proud of you!
And then she got to graduate from the incubator to a big girl bed today, a crib. However, is was a little scary, she just looks so exposed and not as confined.
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