Myla got lots of love from her doting parents today. Mom held her this morning and Dad held her tonight. The nurse that is taking care of her tonight said that they just love to be held after spending all that time in an isolette. They get "curious" to see the world - after all, they are on the outside now. We even saw her little peepers a few times. And look - he does do diapers! Even tiny little ones!
The nurses are also taking a new strategy for helping Myla gain some weight. They are combining her milk with a higher calorie formula every three hours. This way, she gets 50 calories a feeding instead of 24. (This is probably the only time a girl will want more calories in her diet.) The hope is that by giving her calories instead of just fluid she will start to gain weight at a more steady rate.
At our visit tonight, we were able to have Myla model this strawberry hat that her Gramma Kathi's cousin Elaine made for her. And this was the small version! She's still got some room to grow into it, but hopefully with the new feedings, it won't be long! We are very proud of our little girl. All the nurses and doctors say she is doing great, and when we hold her and look at her, we see a healthy, pink, pretty little girl.
Myla got lots of love from her doting parents today. Mom held her this morning and Dad held her tonight. The nurse that is taking care of her tonight said that they just love to be held after spending all that time in an isolette. They get "curious" to see the world - after all, they are on the outside now. We even saw her little peepers a few times. And look - he does do diapers! Even tiny little ones!
The nurses are also taking a new strategy for helping Myla gain some weight. They are combining her milk with a higher calorie formula every three hours. This way, she gets 50 calories a feeding instead of 24. (This is probably the only time a girl will want more calories in her diet.) The hope is that by giving her calories instead of just fluid she will start to gain weight at a more steady rate.
At our visit tonight, we were able to have Myla model this strawberry hat that her Gramma Kathi's cousin Elaine made for her. And this was the small version! She's still got some room to grow into it, but hopefully with the new feedings, it won't be long! We are very proud of our little girl. All the nurses and doctors say she is doing great, and when we hold her and look at her, we see a healthy, pink, pretty little girl.
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Oh Boy Kara her tiny little hand against your neck she is so tiny and loving the comfort of Mommy. Johnny doing diapers huh?!!! Way to go, your Dad hardly ever did diapers. Pretty soon she will be home ...loveyou Grandma wuble u in Omaha xoxoxoxoxo
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