ABBY IS COMING HOME

Abby is almost 18 weeks old now and doing great.  She weighs  5 pounds 11 oz .   We got the best news this week, that Abby can come home next weds.  She will be coming home on a small amount of oxygen and special formula.  We met with the home health people to get the oxygen and apnea monitors.  She got the first of three immunizations yesterday and so far she has not had any reactions.  They even took her off the oxygen for awhile and she was able to keep her sats up on her own.  We are nervous but so ready for her to be home with us.  This has been the longest journey of both of our lives.  It has been a difficult time, but the Dr.'s and nurses have done an amazing job getting her to where she is today.  We look back at where we started and can't believe how far we have come.  We are so thankful for the support and prayers that we have gotten from our friends and family.  I can't wait for everyone to meet my little angel.  She is so beautiful.

Abby is almost 4 months old

I have been really bad about keeping this blog current.   Good news is , I've been busy getting things ready for Abby to come home.  Abby is still in the NICU, but should be transferred to the Special Care Nursery sometime this week.  She weighs 5 pounds and 4 oz today and has been on a nasal cannula for 3 weeks now.  She is taking a bottle 3 times a day now and doing well with that.  Chad has mastered bottle feeding but not dirty diaper changing. Abby has a nasty diaper rash that the nurses are having a hard time taking care of.  Today they mixed up a special cream that will hopefully help.  Abby's Nana, Poppy and Mommar have gotten to hold her.  She has already won over their hearts with her cute grin.  We have her nursery all ready for her too.   Ethan is so excited that he gets to meet his sister soon.  They say she might be home in as little as two more weeks.  She has another round of immunizations in two weeks, pray that she does not have another reaction to those.