We in the Shareef household are absolutely exhausted and thus the lack of posts. Although we each have shifts, there is very little sleep happening. For example, I am on duty until 3am and then I get to go to sleep. Frankly, I'm pretty excited about it as I actually get a chance to go up to my bed; haven't done that in a while. Slight digression, did Tiger just one-hop from off the green on 17? Amazing. Digression over.
Mikaila is still taking oxygen although her room air trials are going well. I took her off the oxygen for 20 minutes today. Her sats stayed very strong for the first half of the trial and hovered around the mid-80's for the balance. Her feeds are going very well although reflux is still an issue. We weighed her this evening with her onzie on and she tipped the scale at 5 lbs 9 ounces. With four days to go in the contest those in the 5 lb 13 ounce range are looking pretty good.
Because of Mikaila's prematurity and low birth weight, she qualifies for several governmental programs. For example, both visiting nurses and early intervention made appearances in the last week or so. Both will be mainstays in the months that follow.
Kim had a list of things for me to cover but I can't think of any of them right now and she is taking her sleeping shift. I'll try to post tomorrow and cover the topics I missed.
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Grow Mikaila Grow.
Dara, I know how tough it is to be a new parent (thankfully I'm now looking at the kids moving out soon.. yay!!) and I feel for you and Kim, and know how it feels to go through each night and each day without any sleep.
You and Kim are doing a great job, and Mikaila will be a strong woman one day, and we'll all look back to these young days and sigh big time, and then we'll all give Mikaila the evil eye at that time!!! Ha!
Love to both of you. I guess I now have no chance of winning the bet! Oh well.... Grow Mikaila Grow.
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