Sunday, August 10, 2008

Growing fast


Riley is growing fast. She has kept her heart stable as well as the hemorrhages. So she should be getting her feedings back on track and start the growing process. She is currently 2 lb 1 oz. She gains about 10 - 20 mg a day (for the last couple of days anyway) She has also grown an inch or two and is now 14 inches long.
The nurses are telling Casey and Mindy in order for her to get to go home she will have to eat all meals thru a bottle or nursing, She will need to be able to breath without the help of the caffeine she's getting to remind her to breath, and she will need to be able to keep a normal body temp. Usually at 4 lbs they are able to hopefully do this. It's already been 5 weeks since she was born and we are hoping that the time will go as fast until she can come home.

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