4 Weeks Old :)

Holy cow, can you believe little Miss McKenna is 4 weeks old already? She is gaining weight, she’s eating well, she’s pooping well and often, and just all in all doing well. Suzanne and I are very pleased with the progress that she has made this week. We had a minor set back this week when the vent change didn’t produce the results they were looking for, and when they put her back on her current vent, she didn’t seem to want that either. She had a really tough afternoon on Wednesday, but after she got her blood transfusion, she did much better and has been doing well since. She is getting 6cc’s of milk every 3hrs. They will re-examine her progress tomorrow morning to see if she is able to get more and possibly try the vent change again. She is up to 2lbs 5oz or 1060grams. Her cheeks are starting to get a little chubby, her legs are filling out more, and she’s just getting bigger. It is certainly amazing what 4 weeks time has taught us and brought to us. It is an extremely good feeling to be this far, and I can hardly wait to update you in another 4 weeks. Hopefully by the end of the December, she’ll be close to or at 3lbs. That is what I want for Christmas if anyone is wondering what to get me. We hope you all had a great week, we certainly did. From St. Luke’s NICU, I’m signing out for now