6 days old

Little Miss Cara is being a gold star little girl. She hasn't been needing any gavage feedings at all so she is feeding-tube-free. She got her IV out the other day. That was really great. Her veins were giving the nurses lots of stress. So as of right now the only things on her little body are her monitors. She also got done with her bili lights. She was only borderline jaundice anyway. It is such a good feeling to hold her and not have any cords actually going into her body.
Daddy is trying to wake her up enough to eat. She was having a sleepy night last night and taking a little longer to eat. So we were doing everything we could to get her to eat to avoid that stinking feeding tube. Thank goodness it worked!
I just liked this picture it was like she was saying "get outta here". She has the cutest little skinny fingers. She reminds me a lot of Caeli as a newborn. She has pretty curly hair, more so on top instead of the back. It will be fun to do when it grows. :)
Here you can get a little better idea of how tiny she is. Dad was trying to burp her and she disappeared behind his hand. She is such a cute little girl and really mellow. She is so strong and scoots all over her little bed. She is still in an isolette. We will be moving into the open crib any time. They have it moved into her room and everything. So that will be our next excitement. She could easily go in it now. Her temperature has been steady since she was born so they have just been waiting to get her up to full feeds. So my guess is tonight or tomorrow morning.

Thins are going really well and we are feeling very blessed. I just can't wait to have my little family under the same roof. A lot of you have asked how I am doing... I am awesome! I am not kidding when I say that I am feeling better than I have in months. I had a small moment today when I realized that this is how old Cohen was when I woke up in the trailer with that perforation. Scary day. I woke up today happy that I could see my ankle bone again... :)