Great Weekend

Hello and thanks for checking in. We had a great weekend with Aisling! When we walked in on Saturday morning we were surprised to see that she was no longer using the tubes in her nose for breathing!! Our baby girl was breathing room air with no assistance! She also no longer had a tube in her mouth. We are proud to say that she is now creating "dirty" diapers. This is demonstrating that she has the ability to digest the milk. On Saturday, she was up to 13cc's of milk. Sunday, she was up to 14cc's. By her next feeding tonight, she should be up to 16cc's. With the increased milk intake, the weight should start to increase significantly. As of yesterday, she weighed 2lbs. 6oz.

She still continues to have dips in her heart rate, which is quite normal for preemies. This is something that they will continue to monitor closely. Ger and I have been providing "Kangaroo Care" and she is thriving off of it. When she is on our chests, she is completely content and happy. She often flashes her game winning smile. Her lungs appear to be quite strong, because she sure can belt out a good cry every now and then. All in all, she is on an upward trend and we hope that this continues, so that we can bring her home strong and healthy.

On the style front, she has been modeling new hats over the past few days. We must admit she wears them well. We hope she can wear one of these fabulous hats home.

Thanks for your good wishes,
Chuck & Ger