40 weeks old today

Today Rosie is 40 weeks old in gestational age. Today is also her due date. Shes doing great she weighs almost 7 pounds now about how much she would weigh if she was born this week. She had her eye Dr. appt last week and her ROP is almost normal and not premature she has a follow up visit in a few weeks then she wont need to go back. Everyone is doing good we have all been busy catching up with everything that was neglected while we were gone for 3 months. We want to thank Until Journeys End for sponsoring us and sending a care package and continued correspondence, encouragement, helpfulness and gift cards. We would also like to thank Melanie for her kindness in sending a gas card to us. Thanks to Grahams Foundation for their care package. We would also like to thank again Ronald McDonald House and Mercy NICU staff Docters and nurses for all their support and help. All of these are wonderful foundations and or caring people and worthy of donations. I would also like to thank the readers that left comments and encouragement on here and my Mom who as always goes above and beyond to help out.

So Happy Due Day Rosie!!

Oct 15th Infant and Pregnancy loss Awareness Day

photos by me

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day

Oct 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. I will be lighting my candles for our sweet Alessa and so many other sweet babies that left to soon. Will post pictures.
http://http://www.october15th.com/

Rosie at home

Rosie at home
Rosie going home

Rosie has been home for 4 days now. All is well. She has her first Dr appt tomorrow.

coming home

Rosie has been given a coming home date 2 days from now if everything goes ok meaning no spells and she keeps eating. She got her feeding tube out today and her oxygen and monitor will be at the hospital tomorrow morning. Will give an update when we are back at the hospital tonight or tomorrow.

80 days

Rosie is 80 days old now she is still working on eating and growing she will most likely go home on oxygen but she is getting closer to coming home. She is eating "add lib" which just means she can eat from 38 mils to 50 mils its her choice if she eats all 50 she waits 4 hours if she eats less she has to eat in 3 hours. If she does not eat at least the 38 mils then they will put the rest in her feeding tube. She had a room air test to see if they could take off the oxygen and she failed but that wont stop her from going home. She has to eat from her bottle for 48 hours in a row without putting it in the tube before she can go home. She will have a couple of tests to pass like lying flat for 2 days and sitting in a car seat for 2 hours.

I would like to thank some of the people that have been such a help to us like Until Journeys End, The Ronald McDonald House, and the staff at the NICU. Also all our family and Friends who have been there for us through this tough time.

first bottle