(Almost) Halfway There

Hello Friends!

We've had some more positive changes since our last update.

Lily is now back down in the NICU with Cora. She's off the ventilator and CPAP and doing very well in that respect, so thank goodness for being able to see our baby's face clearly finally! They are increasing the amounts of her feedings at a higher rate than they were before, to stretch out her stomach. More food, more growing, more progress! Yay! Also, they moved her Replogle tube from her mouth to her nose (the tube that pulls saliva secretions from her upper esophagus) and she *really* liked that. I'm sure having a tube going through your mouth and down your throat would be very annoying. Hopefully, now she can just rest comfortably and grow and be done with surgeries for a while.

Cora is also doing great. She is eating well above the minimum required amount and is now 5lbs 9oz. We were hoping/planning to bring her home today, unfortunately, we found out this morning that she didn't pass her car seat test. Due to her size and premature birth, before she goes home they put her in her car seat (in the NICU) for 90 minutes and monitor her blood pressure and oxygen level. Apparently, her oxygen level was dropping throughout the test. We're not sure yet what that means for us if she will just have to stay there longer or what.

Is it just me, or is there a resemblance here? -->

Yay Cora! No tubes! No tape mustache!