3.1 pounds

Rosie made her 3 pounds tonight plus 1 ounce, shes growing like a weed! She had a bath tonight. She had a spell yesterday and one today but it had been 3 days since her last spell. Shes doing good though.

almost

Rosie is doing good she is almost 3 pds shes 1 oz away. Shes still got her temp probe off and is keeping her temp good. She is on 3 on her vapotherm still but is down to a spell about every other day. She is wearing clothes now because her heat is off on her bed. She is up to 22 mils on her feedings. She is being swaddled now also. She may be going to a crib in the next couple weeks.

pretty picture

Rosie is still doing great she has had her temp probe off for 2 days now. That regulates her temp and the beds temp. So she is working on keeping her temp even all by herself. She is still at 2.10 pds. She is wearing her own clothes today.

2.10 pds

Rosie is doing great tonight she is up to 2 pds and 10 oz. She had a bath and got held by her mom. I helped with the bath tonight. She only had 2 spells all day and they were just little ones. Her blood gasses are good also.

doing just Rosie

Rosie is doing good shes up to 20 mils of food she is 2.5 pds and shes not having to many spells. She almost got a real bath tonight but her stitches from her pda are not all the way healed she has to wait another week for that.

Rosie and her first outfit

Rosie is wearing clothes for the first time. She gained her 0unce back so shes at 2.3 again. She had a few spells today not sure why shes doing that.

Grandma gets to hold Rosie

me holding Rosie for the first time

Grandma (me) got to hold Rosie for the first time today. She is doing good still. No changes, vapotherm still, on 3 tonight she weighed 2.2 pds with no diaper and no cords but her vapotherm tube. She took a little bath again tonight.

30 weeks gestation

Tomorrow Rosie will be 30 weeks old (gestation) She is doing good still. Last night she was 2.3 pounds. Her Mom got to swaddle her and hold her regular for the first time yesterday.

We would like to thank everyone fot the gift cards, flowers, and support. (you know who you are)

on a side note my 2 1/2 year old grandson pooped it the potty chair last night for the first time woohoo looks like it time to get a potty chair at my house

rosie and her new paci

2 pounds

Rosie made it up to 2 pounds last night. She was down on 2 on her vapotherm but had a few spells so they turned it back up to 3. Shes up to 15 mils of milk (breast milk from her mother not cows milk) it is mixed with special preemie formula, so she can gain weight. Will post some pics later today. Just wanted everyone to know the good news.

Rosie is up to 1.15 pds. She got a book today to keep a record of her NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) stay, with things like when she first came off the vent, her feeding progress,weight, visitors, etc. Shes in a size bigger diaper now (claps)

Happy 1 month birthday Rosie

Rosie had her first bath today and got to kangaroo with her mom too. Shes doing good still. She is still spell free and the vapotherm is now down to 5. Blood gass was excellent today. She is still weighing at 1.13 but now is 14 inches long. Maybe she will be tall. Her nurse Amanda made her a happy birthday sign.

1 month

tomorrow Rosie will be 1 month old. Her gestation age is 28 weeks. She is still off the vent. And still has had no spells (where she forgets to breathe) Her scar from her surgery is healing well. Shes sucking on her pacifier very well. Her lungs are a little hazy so her vapotherm is on 6 now instead of 5. If they have to do something different with her breathing then they will put her on a cpap which goes in her nose instead of her throat. Her daddy came and kangarooed with her for the first time.

doing good still

Rosie is doing good she has had no spells since being off her vent. She is eating good and working on growing. Since she is doing so good we are home for the weekend. Back on our way up tomorrow (sat)

Got our car fixed today thankfully. (yes it has broken down twice now since Ive been in Des Moines)

We got our bill for Ronald McDonald house which costs 10.00 a night so we are up to 260.00 now. Just about like paying another months rent on top of the rent for our homes we each have to pay.

So it has been a cosly trip but its worth it. Right now I wouldnt be anywhere else but at Rosies side. I bought her some preemie clothes today. Even they will be big on her. I saw they even have preemie diapers at the store. At the hospital Rosie has micro-preemie diapers.

Rosies pacifier

pictures for the day. No changes Rosie is still doing good.

off the vent

Today is a big day for Rosie! She got off the vent she has all her iv's out and she is now on 13 mils of milk every 3 hours (still through the feeding tube) They are starting her on a pacifier to start her sucking reflex going and she weighs 1.13 oz and is 13 inches long now. She is not the smallest or sickest baby anymore here in the NICU. Lets have a big YAY!!!! Her nurse has 3 other babies today which is a good thing because that means she doesnt have to have as much 1 on 1 care as she has had. Will post pictures later.

Rosies ouchy

Everything is going great for Rosie she is up to 11 mils of milk in her feeding tube every 3 hours. She should be off the vent in the next few days and her pic line is coming out tomorrow. She is up to 1 pound and 11 oz's. She will be at 2 pounds in no time I think. Her scar from her surgery is healing good, it is glued not stitched.

august

Everything is going good today. Rosie is getting back to her regular feedings and has had good blood gasses today. We stopped in for a minute and planned on going back tonight but my car broke down again and we couldn't make it so we are at the Ronald McDonald house listening to someones alarm clock going off at midnight. It has been beeping for half an hour now guess there is no one in there. Happy happy joy joy. So much for sleeping glad I got my sleeping in when I was home.