Feb. 19th-25th

Tuesday Feb. 19th
Today, they increased Cadynce's feedings to 11 cc's every 3 hours. They also changed her from the CPAP to a hi-flow nasal cannula. This is going to make her have to do a little more work to breathe on her own. The doctor is confident that she is strong enough to do well on it. Mommy also had some "kangaroo time".

Wednesday Feb. 20th
Cady had a good day today, and so far is doing well on the nasal cannula. She only had 2 spells overnight that required the nurse to stimulate her. 

Thursday Feb. 21st
Today was a big day for Cadynce and us! We got to give her her first bath! The nurse assisted us with setting up her little tub and getting her settled in it. She loved the water! We could visibly tell how relaxed she was while we were washing her hair and body. And, always surprising us, she saved the best for last! As Jason and the nurse were getting ready to get her out, she decided to poop in the tub! The nurse quickly picked her up and held her while Jason dried her off. Well....apparently she wasn't done...she filled the nurse's hand up! We laughed so much at her. It was definitely a bath to remember! The kicker to the whole story? The nurse wasn't Cady's scheduled nurse. Her original nurse had been moved to another baby during the shift, so Cady was assigned a new nurse. And the nurse we had was young, and she said it was her first time being pooped on! Cadynce just wanted to make sure that nurse remembered her forever!

Friday Feb. 22nd
Today Cadynce weighed 1 lb 5 oz, so she finally gained an ounce! Her blood work showed that her Red Blood Cell count was low, so they had to give her a half of a blood transfusion. Only 1 feeding was held back due to the transfusion, and she was still at 11 ccs every 3 hours.

Saturday Feb. 23rd
Cadybug gained another ounce overnight! She now weighs 1 lb 6 oz. We are so glad to see her gaining....it only means she's getting closer to coming home!

Sunday Feb. 24th
The doctor increased Cadybug's feedings again to 13 cc's every 3 hours. She is completely digesting all of her feedings, so she can handle more! Mommy held her skin-to-skin again today. Cadynce really likes that! She just slept right through it.

Monday Feb. 25th
Cadynce is up to 1 lb 8 oz!! She is back at her birth weight. Mommy and her had some one-on-one holding time, which is always happy time for both! Jason and I are so glad to see her gaining as well as she is....each day is one day closer to her coming home!