The walrus is Paul.....

Days 61,62,63 and 64

Happy Birthday to me!  Smiling for daddy!

This week has been full of blessings.  Prudence turned two months old.  Oh my goodness.  TWO MONTHS!  We have come so very far in this amazing journey.  I remember this tiny frail being laying in the isolette while I peered in from my stretcher as the nurse practitioner told us the in's and out's of the NICU and what was going on with Prudence.  I took in very little of what was being said looking in with wide eyed wonder at my sweet baby.  How far we have come.  Today I looked at her feet and wondered when they had gotten so big!  She has almost doubled her birth weight and is starting to get the first traces of baby chub on her cheeks and arms and legs.

Prudence was allowed to start taking small amounts from a bottle or attempt to breastfeed this week too!  Breast feeding has been a bit of a bust because as soon as I get her to latch on, she usually falls asleep.  Its the warm snuggly mommy thing that throws a wrench in that plan.  So instead tonight for the first time ever in my life I fed my child from a bottle.  I never bottle fed Lucy because if she was with me, she got a boob (I am sure thats a bit too much for some folks, but I never forced you to read this anyways)  So the nurse mommy on tonight walked me through bottle feeding a preemie and how to manage little things and what to look for to check for tolerance.  Example, if your baby turns grey or blue, its time to stop bottle feeding.  Prudence took the 1/2 ounce like a champ!  And she burps like a big girl too!

You guys, it was awesome......

So now we grow and wait on her to get stronger.

I had the grand opportunity to catch up with a friend from college today as well.  It was so nice to meet up with this wonderful lady and talk about how much has changed in the past 4 years!  I lost contact with most of my friends from college.  I forgot how much I loved listening to her talk.  The way she tells a story makes me want to be sitting around a camp fire on a cool night with a cup of coffee in my hand!  Her and her husband are expecting their first wee one mid 2014 and I couldn't be more excited!  I certainly hope we don't go another 4 years without seeing each other!

With the holidays and Christmas just around the corner, Juan and I got a jump start on shopping for the girls.  We also worked on Prudence's room decorating and cleaning and starting to actually plan on what we have to get done before she gets home since we are over halfway through this journey now!  All in all, things are going pretty well....

Goodnight from not-so-micro-anymore preemie world