Lorena's bilirubin was up on Friday so she had to be under the light again. When we got to Topeka today, the light was gone (meaning her bilirubin was down). The nurses explain that it is common for preemies to get jaundiced from time to time. The nurses also started feedings again on Friday. She is fed at 2 p.m. and 2 a.m. everyday (3 milliliters of milk each feeding). We are so thankful that her tummy tolerated the feedings on Friday. The nurses will continue feedings twice a day until Monday. The doctor will reevaluate her schedule then and may up her feedings accordingly. She nows weighs 2 pounds 4 ounces...which is up 4 ounces from Thursday. I hope she grows quickly. I can't wait for her to be home with us. Again we were told she is doing well and are so thankful.
I took some pictures of Dan with Lorena today. You can see how small she is in the picture with Dan's hand. Don't worry...Dan's hands are clean in the picture. We have to wash our hands and use antibacterial foaming hand cleaner before we touch her. His hands are just permanently pigmented with grease and dirt from working in his shop and on the farm. :-)
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| Checking in on baby girl |
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| So tiny! |
We are staying home tomorrow. We will probably go to church in the morning and go to Grandma Elsie Hiesterman's birthday party tomorrow afternoon. Thanks again for all the prayers, cards, texts, and words of encouragement.
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