Day 10

Olivia loves her new bed. I asked the nurse today about how much time she thinks Olivia is awake during a 24 hour stretch..she said maybe 10 min. She is sleeping better than ever, and her heart rate, pulse and respiration rates look fantastic. It is hard not to stare at them while I am holding her or watching her sleep...every little dip makes me tense but lately they have all been great and her oxygen/pulse has even stayed around %100 yeah Olivia!
She is continuing to get her daily fix of caffeine to help her nervous system (remember to breathe) and they have also started her on "Human Growth Protein" which sounds like a bad alien movie to me. Apparently it is a standard thing with premature infants. Now for the big news....
Olivia is 4 lbs. 4 ounces! She also is doing great with the breastfeeding thing. Last night she nursed on both sides about 45 min! I even burped her halfway through and she woke up for me. It was the most amazing 5 min so far. She looked at me wide eyed and just sat and listened to me. I felt so close to her. When she was looking at me she almost had an expression on her little face like she was seeing and waking up for the very first time...She then started to "root" and went back to nursing and pulling off to see my face, it was great. :)