Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Movin' on up...!












Danielle is movin on up!! She is now in a new room in a new part of the NICU in a completely different area of the hospital. This is the rooms they send the most stable babies to before they are able to go home. I included pictures of the new room, much nicer with more amenities. We have rooming in capabilities with a sleeper sofa, flat screen TV and full bathroom w/ shower. The room she is in is also normally meant for twins so it is extra big! This was a complete surprise for her to be moved, exciting but we were really confused at first and weren't sure we were ready for more change. But this is positive change so we are ready!!


She is weighing in at 6 pounds 12 ounces now, almost 7 pounds!!! She is getting so big. After her bath this morning I went to put one of her preemie outfits on her that she hasn't worn since last week and it was almost too small, this a good thing, on to newborn outfits now.


Tomorrow is her eye exam and we will hear about what they will do with her oxygen after the eye exam. As I mentioned before her settings are not down as low as they were before surgery because of her eyes. More oxygen and more flow help the ROP she has and hopefully prevent it from getting progressively worse. We don't want that so whatever she needs is fine with us.

She also has been able to be in a Boppy and a bouncy seat now. She loves both but especially the Boppy. I took this adorable pic of her in the Boppy this morning. I found her sleeping so soundly at 5AM when I went up to give her a bath. These things are great for positioning and getting her out of bed when we can't be there to hold her.

So, our little girl is doing great! We couldn't be more proud. Just praying she can be home soon, our goal for her is 3 weeks. We just have to keep believing and keeping the faith.~

1 comment:

Dykstra Family said...

That is excellant news! She is getting so big.