Sorry we haven't posted in a while, who knew taking care of a baby would be so much work! Rachel has been home for about 2.5 weeks now and is getting used to mommy and daddy taking care of her. She has 3 doctors that she sees for regular appointments: her pediatrician, a retina specialist eye doctor, and her respiratory doctor.
At her last doctor visit weigh in this past wednesday she was up to 7 lbs 6 oz. The respiratory doctor bumped her up to a 1/2 liter of oxygen from 1/4 because it seems like she's still working hard to breathe. The eye doctor said she has a stage 2 retinopothy of prematurity, which means her eyes are still developing. They don't seem too concerned yet, but have bumped her up to weekly visits to monitor the progress.
Other than that, Rachel is adjusting to home life very well. She eats every 2.5-3hours, does not like taking baths, does not like her diaper being changed, does not like changing outfits, and LOVES being on her tummy either on the floor or laying on one of our chests. She has quite a bit of gas (as milk is very gassy) so we've added some Mylicon to her bottles and it seems to be helping. We both are longing for the day when she will sleep more than 3 hours at a time.
We've posted some pics from the past few weeks so you can see how she's growing, as well as some of her new outfits. Enjoy!
Love Rob and Jen
