NICU Day 62 ~ (February 7th)

Noelle had a fantastic day today, and we are finally starting to feel like we're really settling into some kind of routine.  It still is not the same every day, but it is getting less stressful, so it feels like we are at least getting the hang of this (well, sort of anyway).  It definitely helps that she is doing so well right now and also that we are able to interact with her so much more.  We were able to spend a lot of time with her today, and while she was sleepy for most of that, she did wake up for her bath and spent quite a bit of time interacting with us for a while.  Watching her tiny eyes follow our voices or having her reach up with both her hands and hold tightly to our fingers brings such joy to our hearts, and we do not take for granted the fact that we are able to do these things with her.  She weighed in at 1 lb. 13 oz. tonight which means that she has gained one pound since she was born almost 9 weeks ago!!  She also did really well with her oxygen levels today and did not have as many episodes as the last few days, so we're hoping that means the acid reflux is improving.  We are so thankful to God for our tiny bundle of joy and thank Him for His goodness to us.

(And yes (for my friends that I know will ask :-)...her onesie says "Daddy's Princess" on it.  She gets to be a princess while in the hospital only.  We do not want to raise a spoiled little diva!!  But Daddy still enjoyed dressing her in this tonight.   She definitely already has him wound around every tiny finger!!)