Forward from here

Myla continues to do what she needs to do - sleep and grow. She does great when being held and has no problems making herself comfortable. Tonight, she didn't even alarm once!

As promised, we did have our care conference today. The doctor told us that everything - and he means everything - is going great. Other than the fact that she is small, she is doing wonderfully. He doesn't foresee her going home on oxygen or any other monitor. She will probably be moved to an open crib around 1600-1800 grams (roughly 3 1/2 to 4 pounds), and should begin learning to eat from a bottle in about two weeks or so. Tonight she weighed 2 pounds and 6 ounces. In all, she is just doing great. Honestly, I had convinced myself that he would say that something wasn't up to speed, but he didn't. He just kept saying that she's on the right path.

The thing I thought was most interesting was the neurological development of a preemie has a lot to do with the family structure and how involved the parents are. The developmental specialist praised us for trying to do her cares and for reading to her and for holding her as much as we do. She said that some babies don't get that and it really does affect them in the long run. Can you imagine not being involved with your own child? It makes me sad to think about. We love her so much and it is so good for us to help and just to do what we can for our little girl. After all, shouldn't parents want what's best for their child? So, if reading to her and changing diapers and plain ol' loving her helps, then we will keep doing it!