Update

It's been a while since we have updated everyone on how Paisley is doing. So here it goes. She has been growing like a weed over the last several weeks and before we know it she will be home. I say that, but we wish she were home right now. We are ready to all be home and together as a family. She has been digesting just about every drop of milk that they give her and she has even breast and bottle fed alittle. She has been on room air for almost a week now and has done well with that. A couple of nights ago she weighed in at 3 lbs. 14 oz. 2 more oz. and she will be moved from an incubator to an open crib, so that is a big milestone. She just has to keep her tempurature good for more than a week and she will have jumped another hurdle in order for her to come home. Please continue to pray for her so that we can be together as a family again soon.

3 POUNDS!!!!!!

Our little Paisley has had a great week. We are so proud of her. As you can see from the title of the post, she has reached 3 pounds. In fact, she was 3 pounds 1 ounce last night. She has had very few A's and B's throughout the week, but the heart murmur is still present. She has tolerated her feedings almost perfectly, with only small amounts of residual, if any at all. The fact that she is doing so well with eating could indicate that the PDA (hole in the heart) could be getting better. The doctors haven't really mentioned surgery much lately.

The occupational therapist came this week and observed Paisley and saw that she was showing signs of being ready to breast feed, so they began to try that with her. Within only one day of trying she was sucking and getting milk. Everyone (occupational therapist, nurses, doctors) have said they have never seen a baby so small do so well so early. She really is such an inspiration to all of us. She must really want to go home. Of all the requirements that she has in order to go home she has exceeded expectations on all of them. She is pretty much on room air most of the time and we sometimes wonder why they even keep her on oxygen. She is obviously getting the feeding thing down so that requirement should be met soon. Its hard to get your hopes up on when she will get to come home, but it is impossible not to think about it.

All things considered our sweet little girl is doing so good. She always has a smile for her daddy, and it just melts my heart. Thank you all for your prayers and the encouraging comments.

Chubby Little Girl

This week has been a great week for our little Paisley. She has been tolerating her feeding and as a result has gained weight. Last night she weighed 2 lbs. 11 oz. so she has gained one pound in a month. On friday we celebrated her one month birthday by bringing cupcakes to the nurses and staff that take care of Paisley. The doctors are still wanting to hold off on the surgery to repare the hole in her heart, and we still hold on to a hope that it will heal on its own and no surgery will be required. I will be up here all week and I am looking forward to spending time with my family, including Clover's 28th birthday on wednesday. Man she is so much older than I am!!;)