February 4

Both girls were doing great today.  Pearl seems to be liking having her oxygen set at 26%.  She is also liking having the smaller nose piece in her nose for her CPAP.  The only bad part is there is a sticker on her nose now to create a seal for the smaller one.  She doesn't seem to mind but it makes her look quite silly.  She gained only 2 grams last night so she is at 2 lbs. 8 oz. 

Malorie on the other hand gained a whopping 3 oz. last night.  I'm not sure how she accomplished this (the nurses checked it twice!).  She is up to 3lbs. 11.5 oz.  They bumped her feeds up to 32 ml which is a little over an ounce every three hours.  They are hoping to stop her caffeine next week.  The plan is still to shoot for Monday to try her off the CPAP again.  She can't wait as she tries every day to take it off while I am holding her.  The nurses say she is a "spirited" child.  Today she actually accomplished getting her feeding tube out while being held! 

Malorie was winking at  me as I was getting ready to say goodbye. 

Little Pearl got a pink hat and bow today from her nurse.  She also had a little sleeper on but it got taken off when I held her. 

After I held Malorie, she must have been super relaxed because when they put her back, this is how she stayed.  She was also happy they had her CPAP off to change it. 

A rare look at Miss Pearl without her CPAP.  They were changing it and I got a quick picture.