Last weekend started with a big change for us. When I called the NICU early Saturday morning I found out that they had moved Abigail to a new room. It is still a room on the Green side (more intensive care) but now we have a window.
Abigail is now a resident of the Butterfly pod. It is so great to have a window now and see the daylight. We were upgraded because Abigail is now ready for the extra stimulation and the sunlight will help her start to regulate her melatonin levels.
On Saturday Rose got to hold Abigail for the first time.
Daddy held her on Sunday before Mommy and Joshua got to the hospital. It was great to spend my Mothers day with my "babies"
On Monday, Abigail had some other big changes. They decided it was time to put Abigail on CPAP meaning she would no longer get a respiratory rate through her nasal cannula. The CPAP still provides the pressure to help her keep her lungs inflated but she is taking all of the breaths herself.
On Tuesday my mom got the chance to hold Abigail before going to pick up Joshua from school.
Abigail is now 34 weeks gestation and 10 weeks 3 days old. She weights 3 lb. 12 oz. She loves her pacifer and even prefers the big girl green Soothie over the purple preemie Soothie pacifier.
Maybe the pacifier will also help put in perspective her size. I know many people say it is still hard to see how small she is in pictures because you can't tell with pictures in her bed.
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