Getting Ready!

So the time is fast approaching...AHH!  She passed her car seat test, and is still eating good.  At this point we're just waiting for her to gain a little more weight.  They want her to weigh 4 pounds 6 ounces before they send her home...and today we weigh 4 pounds 4.6 ounces!  Brian has to be out of town for the weekend, the doctor's are aware of this and told us that even if she reaches her weight by tomorrow, they probably won't send her home before monday.  They do a program called "rooming in" at the hospital.  Brian and I will take her to a regular hospital room that is right next to the NICU.  She won't be hooked up to any of the monitors, and we'll just be able to resume all the care of her.  Like normal parents.  It's just a way for parents to get comfortable and the NICU is right there if we have any questions at all.  Wow!  I just can't wait to hold her whenever I want!  My joy is overflowing today!  Thank you Lord for all that you've done for our family.  

Oh! Just one more thing...MRI IS NORMAL!!!!  This is bigger news to us than many people probably know.  This is truly a testament to how BIG God is.  He has moved a mountain for us.  

Here's just a quick peak at how far BK has come: Life started early for her tipping the scales at 2 pounds and 2 ounces.  I was on high doses of magnesium sulfate, so unfortunately she was too.  Right after birth she was intubated and placed on a ventilator.  Mommy could not be by her side...but would be soon.  6 hours later we were taken off the ventilator and placed on oxygen via nasal cannula.  We now weighed 1 pound 14 ounces.  We couldn't eat so we had an NG tube, an umbilical IV for nutrition and fluids. 

Week 1 ... head ultrasound to check for brain bleeds.

Week 2... finally we weigh 2 pounds 2 ounces again, and we begin to eat via NG tube, so IV is taken out.

Week 3...stable.

Week 4...another head ultrasound that yields conflicting results.

Week 5 ... blood transfusion.

Week 6...move to private room and oxygen comes off.

Week 7...starts to eat out of a bottle, weight now 4 pounds, NG tube out, moved into an open crib, and MRI.

Week 8...  we shall see...hopefully this will say coming home!