33 1/2 weeks...

Wow!  We are exhausted!  Going back and

forth from the hospital numerous times a 

day and caring for a sweet, very busy,

23 month old in between is a lot of work

I wasn't prepared for (not to mention

daily tasks like bills and laundry).

This time in our lives is hectic...God 

is so good and we know it's only for

a season :)

Audrey is now 33 1/2 weeks gestation and 

almost 2 weeks old (on Sunday)!  The days 

have gone by so fast...and we are still in

disbelief that the little baby we are visiting

is in fact our own.  

She continues to do well and recently 

"graduated" to an isolette.  This will be 

her environment for a while, until she

can regulate her temperature better on

her own and gains weight at a steady pace.  

She is now 3# 8.6 oz...we have decided that

pictures don't really give an adequate

representation of how small she really

is.  Her phototherapy (bili lights)

should be removed today and she has

been tolerating feedings well - through a

feeding tube.  We are so excited for the 

day I can start nursing her...which is probably

a few weeks away.  The mother in

me will actually start feeling like she is mine

once I can start feeding her :)  

We don't get to

hold her much as it's important she stays 

in her warm environment and can

get as much rest as possible.  She has a 

PICC line (peripherally inserted central

catheter) which hinders us from holding

her as well.  She will probably be in the 

NICU for another 3-4 weeks.  We 

appreciate your prayers and will try 

to update more often.  Have a blessed 

New Years!