We have a 3 pounder!

Emma reached the 3 pound mark on Saturday and we are thrilled! As of this morning, she is 3 pounds 1 ounce, a whole pound more than she weighed when she was born. It was quite a nice anniversary gift from our little girl. She has been doing well in her big girl crib. Her ventilator settings have remained at minimal. She did need to go on antibiotics last week for a minor infection, but that is the extent of her problems right now. It is not official yet, but it looks like we will be able to use Dr. Berdjis as our cardiologist. It appears as though he thought we were in a different group than we are really in, so there might not be any paperwork at all. He just told us that he has a great relationship with Mission Hospital and that it would be taken care of. He has been stopping by every three or so days to check on her. The plan has remained the same as Emma has continued to grown consistently. Alissa received a preemie journal from her mom that lets us chart Emma’s progress. Alissa looks at Emma’s chart daily and keeps track of her weight, feedings, medicines, who her nurse is, etc. every day. This weekend I reviewed the charts and figured out that Emma has gained an average of 5 ounces a week over the past couple of weeks. The previous two weeks she was gaining about 4 ounces a week. If she continues at the current rate, she should reach the magic five and a half pounds in about 7 more weeks. If all goes well, Emma might be home in time for Thanksgiving. That would be wonderful, but we are just hopeful that she will be home in time for Christmas. Thank you again for all of your continued prayers and support.