Wednesday-Mid week update

I guess I should have said this in the original few blogs, but since I am back to work, especially this week with it being big sister's spring break week, blogging is about 19th on my priority list. However Miss Evelyn has had a great week and has had a good chance to bond with mommy while dad has been busy working. Today was a very big day for her- #1 she is back to 800gm for the 1st time since she greeted us at 840gm last week... what does this mean? She is starting to climb up in weight and that is an awesome thing when put into prospective of the fact that no matter how well she is doing overall, she won't come home under 2lbs. #2 Big Sister Madeline got to meet her face to face for the first time...and it may have been love at first site. #3 It was daddy's night to hold her kangaroo style... and that may be the best feeling of all. As for her week to this point, she has surpassed the 1 week mark and is doing quite well. I am getting more and more hope daily as she only has minor set backs if any with her breathing (keeping in mind of course that she has 28 week lungs, not 40 week lungs...they aren't always working at top levels). Speaking of her breathing, she was converted on Sunday from the CPAP to just high pressure air which is great progress. She also is getting breast milk regularly in 3 hour intervals (I'd say how much, but it may go up again by time I finish writing). This is something that is important to both Laura and I because of the immunities that breastfeeding can help develop for baby girl and once she does come home the increased bond that it will create for mom and baby. We know and are realistic about the challenges of a 27week preemie, we know that she is tiny right now and every day brings new challenges, but every day also brings new progress and hope. She has had her eyes open a ton this week, Laura has gotten a large number of photos and when the time is right we will share a number of them with everyone. For now though, know that she is a tough cookie, she has pretty blue eyes and her daddy's wrinkly forehead, her mommy's toes and the trademark Tim Stewart hands. We hear every day from a member of the NICU staff that she has so much character, and can you blame her... look at her parents and its hard not to.

good night Evelyn, Mommy and Daddy and big Sister love you.

Tim