My scrawny baby...

Chris has been referring to Lillie as a "Scrawny Baby." Don't take offense, we just tease around our house. It is our coping mechanism.
Speaking of scrawny babies...
I went to Lillie's 8:30 to get her weight update. The nurse said she didn't have time. That made me so mad! She wanted to weigh and give Lillie her full bath at 11:30 (when I wouldn't be there.) We always do bath and weight at 8:30. It is what we look forward to all day. So, I asked her to at least weigh her. We did it quickly, she had lost 25 grams. I couldn't believe it, so we did it again. Still... 25 grams. I was so upset. She just gained 25 grams the day before. To loose 25 in a day seemed like a big loss. It would be one thing if it was 10 grams or less, but.. 25!!! I am going up at the 11:30 to see if the doctor has any concerns. God, I hope not. I had a bad dream about her last night. I really need her home soon.

SATURDAY NIGHT...

We went to see Lillie at the 11:30 feeding and the nurse had already fed her. That is always frustrating. Lillie's Nanna and Don came to see her. They hadn't seen her since she was just a little girl. Ok, she is still a little girl.

After the visit, we went to babys r us and bought her some new bedding. We were going to use the cute ivory bunny stuff from Nicole, but then we found a bargain! We got a crib set with an extra sheet for $50 dollars off plus 10%. Chris and I love a deal and we loved the pattern. We needed some more color. We also ordered her dresser, but it won't be here for a week or two. She might beat her dresser home! Once we got home we worked on the house. Now all of us are nesting! I got closets cleaned and more laundry done! After that we went back up for the 5:30 feeding. She ate way too fast (as usual.) Then Chris kangarooed. After the hospital we took Draven to cotillion. He is such a good sport about that class. They worked on setting the table and learned the Cha-Cha. So far that is one of his favorite dances. Chris and I went to Belle Isle Brewery for dinner. That is one of my favorites. Last night was the worst service ever. We ate upstairs in the bar because the restaurant had a 20 minute wait. Big mistake. It was smokey (like dirty ashtrays) and loud. I think our waitress forgot about us. Chris left because he had a birthday present to buy at the book store. I stayed and waited on the check. After about 20 minutes, nothing. I finally had to find someone to get me the check. I guess that saved me $6 on a tip. So far a pretty good weekend. Going back to work on Tuesday, I am nervous I will cry talking about Lillie. Chris is having a superbowl party at our house with his bible study guys. I hope he can get the house ready in time. I plan on using today to catch up with some girlfriends I haven't seen in a while. I will update later. Oh, and since we weren't there for the 8:30 feeding last night, I should have two weight gain updates for today. Come on, big gain!!!!

FRIDAY NIGHT UPDATE...

***CORRECTION***
I POSTED LAST NIGHT THAT LILLIE WAS 3 POUNDS 8 1/2 OUNCES, SHE IS ACTUALLY OVER 3 POUNDS 9 OUNCES!!!!

Lillie is now 11 days old. Just look at the difference! She is starting to fill out, she looks pink and is getting to be a big girl!
1 day old...

11 days old...

I think Lillie is trying to tell me to get her noisy neighbor to keep it down. She is trying to discreetly point at someone.

At this rate we will she will be home in a week!

Ok, not realistic but... she is gaining! She gained some serious weight tonight, making up for her 10 grams from last night. She gained a whopping 50 grams! Way to go Lillie! That puts her at 3 pounds 9 ounces!!!! When we got there tonight Lillie was so sleepy. We tried to feed her but she wouldn't wake up. The nurse watched us struggle for a while before she stepped in. She unwrapped Lillie and talked to her, moved her around and woke her up. She started to eat right a way. She feel right back asleep and slept the rest of the time. She loved her kangaroo time, but was annoyed by her bath. Tonights bath was just a wipe down. Her temp had dropped while she was kangarooing so we had to do it in the incubator. She seems to be doing really well. We are just hoping she keeps up the weight gain. Even if it means a few slow nights, as long as we keep progressing. Way to go Lillie!!!!

LILLIE'S FIRST REAL BATH...

I didn't update Thursday night because I was just too tired. Not a lot happend except Lillie had her first real bath. She only gained 10 grams so we weren't too excited about that. She was very nervous about her bath and kept trying to hold on to Poppy. After that she snuggled and did some Kangarooing.
When we got home, Chris was missing Lillie. He decided to love on the next best thing... Philadelphia (Lola's new nickname.)

Are you sitting down?

What a great night!!!
We showed up for Lillie's 8:30 and the nurse had already fed her. The previous nurse forgot to tell the night nurse that we were going to be there. We are ALWAYS there for the 8:30. Even though we missed her dinner we got to rock, change, weigh and dress her. That is were the big news comes in. She weighed 1565 grams!!!! Translation: OVER 3 POUNDS 7 OUNCES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The nurse the night before missed calculated her weight. She was actually at 3 pounds 5 ounces last night. She gained almost 2 ounces in one day! They said they doubled up on her weight supplements too! At this rate she will be home before or around her due date. Oh, I just can't get over it! I am actually nervous now because she will be coming home soon. YAY!!!!
We also got to put her in some clothes from home. I washed a premie outfit her Nanna bought her in hot water. It fits pretty well. She looked so sweet. We also noticed tonight that her hair is coming in kinda strawberry blonde like her mother. Maybe even some curls? Not sure were those came from. She just loved her bath and all of the attention. Auntie Lo came to see her and Lillie put on a show. She wanted her Auntie to see how cute she can be. She wiggled around and enjoyed being out and bathed. What a sweet baby!
Just keeps getting better and better. I know it is too much to ask for her to gain 2 ounces a day, but....
can't wait for tomorrow.
Notice in the pics with me and Lillie she just stares at me. I love it!

Lillie Update...

Saw Dr. Reddy last night. He didn't have much news for us. I guess we should be greatful. He said that he will not be doing anymore tests, just need her to gain weight. Basically, what we alread knew. She ate like a champ last night, had her bath, was weighed and measured. She grew 1/2 inch. That is impressive. She finished her bottle in no time at all. After all the excitement, she feel asleep while poppy read her a story. We have got the rutine down. I wonder if we can keep it up when she gets home. She did gain weight yesterday. Another 20 grams. That is over 1/2 an ounce! (I think.) She is now 1515 grams or 3 pounds 3 oz. Still a long ways to go. We do have her crib up, still have lots to do before she comes home.

BREAKING NEWS!!!

We went to see Lillie tonight and she had moved. She is no longer in the NICU. She is now in the intermediate care unit!!!! That is a big step up! They actually have the lights on, music playing, you can talk in a regular voice, and the babies wear clothes!!! The nurse had me pick out an outfit for her to wear after her 11:30 bath. She also lost her belly button IV. The nurse is also going to take out her feeding tube tonight. That thing should of been gone a long time agoa, she doesn't need it and never did! They moved her up to 25cc's but she ate 30cc's. The nurse also talked about giving her an additive to the breast milk that will help her gain weight. All good news! She won't be weighed until 11:30 tonight but I have a feeling she has gained weight.

We just had a great evening. I held her and feed her. She took her 30cc's in less than 5 minutes. Then Chris did his kangarooing and read "Guess how much I love you." She snoozed most of the time. Draven and I looked at his Star Wars books and we chatted with the nurse. We also found out her nurse is a relative of my step fathers. She was very sweet! All is well here. Tomorrow I will have updates on weight gain. She is just so healthy and we are very happy. Just one step closer to getting her home.


She is growing in to Kate's It's a Girl! hat.

Draven trying to be quiet.

Roo Time.

Her first outfit. The hospital suggests wearing their clothes because they get lost.

Story time with Poppy.

Lillie almost cordless.

She was stretching in Poppy's hands. He doesn't like this picture, I think it is cute.