Lauren has been continuing to do very well. Dr. Kaempf, who has been with her the majority of the time, called her "remarkable" yesterday. What a great accomplishment for Lauren. She had so many breathing issues, was born so early and was so small that she truly is remarkable. Dr. Kaempf also said he is very impressed with how well Lauren can track with her eyes at this point. If someone is talking to her and they move from one side of her isolette to the other, she will turn her head and look at them on the other side.It is time to try and start using a bottle to feed Lauren, so hopefully she will take to it. The Nurse tried a little today and Lauren wasn't too interested and just gagged. They will keep trying as this is one thing she must be able to do to go home.
Speaking of going home, I talked to the Nurse about when that might be and she said they usually don't see many babies still in the NICU when they would be 38 weeks gestation. Usually they have met all the criteria to leave around 36-37 weeks. Lauren would be 34 weeks now and I can't believe there is a possibility we could have her home in less than 4 weeks! I'm very excited about it, but freaked out at the same time. Part of me still thinks she will be closer to the 38 week mark, but we will just have to wait and see.
My sister, Kelly, was able to come with me to visit Lauren Friday night. She got to hear her give out a big cry...I think she was stunned at how loud it was. Kelly thought she looked huge too. Lauren looks like a chunk now that she has hit 3lbs! Her current weight is 3lbs 4oz.
Way to go! She is doing awesome! Please tell Dr Kaempf that Haley and her mom Bree say Hello!!! We LOVE him! He was Haley's Dr and ended up being Easton's down here in Salem as well! He is truly the best! Here is the down part of that rollercoaster! Its gonna go fast!!! :) She just needs to learn to suck, swallow and breathe at the same time!
ReplyDeleteWow! SHe is getting so big! I love those pics of you holding her! What a blessing to have her growing and doing so well! Oh and I can't wait to hold her someday! :0) A little miracle she is! :)
ReplyDeleteShe IS remarkable! Love hearing all this good news about her, Jami!
ReplyDeleteWow...that's great. And if she gets too big, she won't fit into the outfits that Meghan and I got her...which we still haven't given you yet!
ReplyDeleteThat is so exciting Jami! We are excited for her to be home and we want to meet her too! congratulations - she is so lucky to have such a dedicated mom (and dad) and the rest of us are lucky you blog!!!
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