Such a Big Girl Already

Sarah is now over 4 pounds and 2 ounces so she continues to feed very well. Sarah has been off of the dreaded CPAP mask for quite a few days, but she still does use the nasal tube to help push in oxygen (at the same level as room air). Sarah's temperature has been great lately so any day now the nurses may move Sarah to a crib instead of the incubator. It is great seeing our sweetie grow, but we do know that eating without the feeding tube is one the biggest hurdles to be faced. As you can see by the picture below, Joella and the nurses have started to give Sarah a few drops of milk from a syringe followed by having her suck her thumb. These exercises will slowly build up to her feeding completely on her own over the next month. It is a good sign that Sarah seems to squirm quite a bit around feeding time so maybe she will end up suprising us all.






Of course, here is what you really want to see, more cute pictures of Sarah...