Super Trooper!

Well, since the last post, Aisling has been doing very well. They have taken her off oxygen and she is now breathing room air with no assistance. She is also at full feeds (25cc's!!) and is off of the I.V. She is strictly on milk now, and hopefully in the next week or so, she will be able to start oral feedings. It is quite refreshing seeing her without so many tubes attached to her little face. She is really enjoying sucking on her pacifier as well.

They have also lowered the temperature inside of her incubator and she is able to maintain her body temperature quite well. The next step will be to place her in an open air crib, but in order to do that, she needs to be at around 4lbs. She is still at 2lbs. 15oz. as of today. Throughout the week, she lost a little weight. Ger and I feel that this is because she is working so hard to breath, feed, and maintain her body temp and is burning a lot of calories. To counteract this, the doctors have added calories to her milk. With the boost in calories, we hope that she starts packing on the ounces.

All in all, things are looking up and we hope that this trend continues. Check back later in the week for more updates.

Chuck and Geraldine