Daddy Time.... Da-na-na-na...da-na...da-na (By they way of Hammer-Time!)

I'm sorry that I've been so busy growing that I have been remiss in my postings! Let me try to catch you up on what has been happening with me these past days....

Monday I had a great day! My feedings were up to 23 cc's which is the max amount for my weight now and as long as I do good with them today my doctors plan to take out the IV line from my hand. I can't tell you how happy that makes me, this thing drives me C-R-A-Z-Y and I am forever trying to find a way to free myself from it. My weight today is up to 2 lbs 12 oz, and I am feeling strong and big. :-)

Tuesday started really well - I had a blood transfusion, which is not unusual for me. You see I'm much too little to manufacture enough blood for the draws that they need to do for my testing so they give me a little help sometimes. So, yeah, they did that, and then they took out that IV line. Yippee!! I wanted to dance around the room...but honestly I am too tired after all the wiggling around that I do. Mummy and Daddy came to see me in the morning and then came back in the afternoon. I had been doing so well with my breathing and all that the nurses were talking with Mummy and Daddy about taking me out and holding me... then everything got all crazy. I got tired and decided to ride the ventilator, and the alarms went off and there were 4 people all around me making me better. No problems in the end - I just do that and sometimes are worse than others. But Mummy, Daddy, and the nurses decided not to do the holding that day just to let me calm down a little bit.

Wednesday - mmmm bring on the calories! The doctors have increased the number of calories that I get per feeding to help me gain some weight, and clearly that is helping me because I now weigh a BIG 2 lbs 14.5 oz!!! I know... I could barely believe it myself. Before we know it I'll be 3 lbs large!!!! I had a great day today with breathing and all, and Daddy was allowed some Kangaroo Care time with me. Daddy is all snuggly warm and a little furry which I really liked!! I checked things out for a bit and then, just like with Mummy, I cuddled in and went to sleep. My Daddy held me for an hour! I didn't want to go back into my isolette, but I had to eventually...so they say. The 'word on the ward' is that if I continue doing well with my breathing and if I tolerate being held like I did today that I can be held more often now. I like that.... I'm going to do my best to behave a little better, and maybe tomorrow Mummy can cuddle me again.