I'm a Big Girl Now!

Ava is movin' up in the world! Last night, she got to wear her very first outfit! Now that she is getting bigger, she is more capable of regulating her own body temperature, so we are able to turn down her isolette temperature and dress her! As long as she continues to be able to regulate her temperature, she will be moved into a less "fancy" isolette in the next day or two. We like less fancy, because it means our girl doesn't need so many extra's...and in the NICU, that is a really, really good thing!

In other great news, Ava's flow has been decreased from 3.5L to 3L and she has been doing well on that (still on 21% oxygen). Her feeds have been increased from 26mls to 29mls every three hours. That is just one tiny ml short of an ounce! On Friday she will be 32 gestational weeks and she will start working on oral feedings. We have already been doing "non nutritive sucking" at the breast, and last night she did GREAT! She tried to nurse for 20 minutes! She has a great suck but we need to work on her latch. I am so in love with this little girl and I cherish the time we get to spend together.