Update past couple of days

Changes:

1. Two nights ago her weight was down to 4lb 1.6oz.

2. Last night her weight was back up to 4lb 2oz.

3. Still having occasional "spells". Usually recovers on her own, may need minimal stimulation.

4. Nasal canula (oxygen) was removed today.

5. Took all 37cc in a regular nipple today for her bottle feed. She took longer to eat with it, but the preemie nipple was flowing too fast and choking her. Keep praying that she masters the regular nipple (another discharge criteria....all feedings taken with a regular nipple without any spells).

Pretty girl!! 

Anna says (to the voice of Sgt. Shultz of Hogan's Heroes), "I KNOW NOTHING! NOTHING!" - she's pretending that she doesn't understand us when we talk to her about her bath night. 

BIIIG YAWN! 

Yet another perspective shot. 

This is a newborn Nuk. 

Momma asked what Anna wanted for dinner. She says...."MMMMMmmmm, now that's a tough choice!" 

Wind blown hair. Fun-loving Anna has been on her motorcycle! 

Skinny butt! 

Is that a smile? I think she's beginning to like the bath times! 

Peek a boo! No, really, she's hiding from the camera now... 

Wed afternoon

Changes:

1. STAY TUNED for the always fun-filled, high-spirited, never boring BATH NIGHT! The two-time a week highlight for any young person, Anna Grace is fast becoming a resident pro at her bath times! Will there be smiles? Will there by cries? Will there be sneezing, or wide-eyes? In all of her growing vocabulary of animation, Anna is always willing to show off and show out! There's sure to be much fun and excitement in the official bath-night hullabaloo!!

"....and the HOOOOOOME of the brave..."- she's singing the national anthem here....wish I could have put the sound on this site. It was great, especially for her first run through. 

Anna trying to look where that funny feeling on the top of her head is.... 

Anna slapping me around.... 

What are these? Can I try them on? 

Anna says..."Daddy, PLEEEZE get out of my face!" 

Leave me and my noonie alone!! 

Momma holding Anna 

Morning Phone Update

Changes:

1. Weight is up to 4lb 2.1oz.

2. 25% Oxygen at 0.3L flow rate via nasal canula

3. Had one spell after her 2 am feeding.....heart rate and O2 sats dropped.

Tuesday Afternoon

Changes:

1. Gracie is back on 25% Oxygen via nasal canula at 0.5 L flow rate.

2. An order was written for her to get Lasik, a diuretic. Dr. Whitton thinks she may have excess fluid that is contributing to her "spells".

3. She drank all 37cc from the bottle today! Go Anna Go!

4. She is growing very fond of her pacifier. You should see her go to town with it.

This hat is messing up my hair... 

Phone Update Monday Night

Changes:

1. Continues to have "spells", once requiring a little blow-by Oxygen to recover from. Last one was just before 7pm.

2. Still maintaining her temp pretty good on her own.

3. Weight continues in the upward trend.....4lb 1oz!

4. Retaining her 37cc feedings....only one small spit up earlier today.

Update Monday Afternoon

Anna has had a couple more "spells" of bradycardia (drop in heart rate) today. We did, however, discover during our visit an empty bottle of breast milk (dated 12-11-04) that had been fed to her within the past 24hr that had anesthesia and narcotics in it. Dr. Manchandia does not feed any milk to her preemies with that in it because she doesn't want it to depress her babies. She is on vacation and Dr. Whitton, the other neonatologist there, feeds the babies any breast milk that doesn't have chemotherapy or radioactive drugs in it. We just took all remaining milk from their freezer that has any narcotics in it just to be on the safe side. We'll see if it makes a difference. In the mean time, she has been put back on one of her meds.

Anna finishing her feeding in her new bed....a much easier way to eat 

What is in this stuff?!? 

Daddy getting his turn to feed Anna.....she took 14cc 

Morning Phone Update

Changes:

1. Anna spent her first night in the open crib; she maintained her body temp fine. This is one of the discharge criteria.

2. She had a couple of "spells" last night where her heartrate dropped below 100(remember she's off her meds, so she may have to get back on one of her meds). This is another of the discharge criteria, for her not to have any of these "spells".

3. Her weight is up to 4lb. 0.9oz (up 0.6oz)! We like this upward trend:-)

Sunday

Changes:

1. Up to 37 CCs.

2. Removed from all meds!

3. Took 11 CCs in the bottle.

4. Moved to a new home.

Love the hands! 

Someone was watching 'Cops' nearby...she heard the sirens... 

Quality time with Momma! 

She just got the punchline from the joke yesterday....