Sydney weighs 8lbs 5oz today and she is 19.5 inches long! She has gained one ounce per day since she saw the pediatrician last week. She eats great during the day but she prefers to sleep for longer stretches at night and so far it's working just fine. I was a bit concerned about messing with the schedule and we tried to make sure her calories stayed where they needed to be but I was still a bit apprehensive about today's weigh in. The doctor was also VERY impressed that she is trying to roll over based on her gestational age. I don't think she plans to let a "little" extreme prematurity slow her down.
We're also doing MUCH better with the reflux. I am so, so grateful that we have it under control because she was sooo miserable. She's happier, she sleeps better, she eats better. She's even tolerating being in her swing more or playing on her mat on the floor. She was in so much discomfort before that she wanted to be held all the time and only in an upright position. Now we can cradle her and she can actually see the face of the person holding her.
The best thing is watching the love affair between her and her Daddy. She loves me and she loooves to snuggle with her Grandy but man, oh man, she adores her Daddy - and the feeling is mutual. When he takes her when he gets home, she just gazes and gazes at him and smiles the whole time. Many kisses are exchanged and they just have a good time together. She's definitely a Daddy's girl.
On Monday we go see the Pulmonologist to check her lungs and her breathing since being off oxygen and since having RSV. She's quite a busy girl!
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