BOOM! Zoey hit another milestone!

YAY!  I made it past 4 pounds finally!!!

It seems Zoey is just as excited as we are about finally packing on some grams which have added up to ounces.  We proceed with caution and hope she doesn't lose it as a result of post surgery fluid retention but we've been told we would see a decline in weight by this point if that were the case.  She seems to be on a roll right now and maybe all those lipids and other things they're giving her are finally adding up.  In the past 3 nights now, she has gained 60 grams, then 70 grams, and tonight a whopping 95 grams!  That is about 7 days worth of weight gain packed into 3 days.  Wooohoo!! 

It seems like our goal of having her gain weight is finally headed in the right direction.  I joked with her nurse today that at this rate, she'll be having surgery on Friday to put her stomach back together.  Zoey's total weight is 4 pounds 5 ounces now!  Definitely a milestone since she's been stuck in the 3 pound range for sooooo long.


Zoey's eyes seem to be recovering well from surgery.  The first few days were rough but they gave her Tylenol for the pain and have been putting in various types of drops to help them heal, prevent infection, etc.  Her eyes are looking less puffy now and she was opening her eyes today finally which the nurses have only seen her do that a few times in the past few days. 



 










She was also taken off the nasal cannula and has been breathing on her own since Sunday. 

They also re-started her feeds and are starting at 3mL per hour which is down from 11mL per hour prior to surgery.  The original plan was to increase her feeds 1mL every 12 hours, but they want to try and increase her feeds 1mL every 6 hours.  This will get her back to the goal feed amount of 11mL in about 2 days as opposed to 4 days.  This is assuming she tolerates her feeds again which she always seems to be sensitive to when they have to stop them.  We hope she isn't just dumping it all right back out and they can continue to increase them at a higher rate to get her weight up and hopefully get her off the TPN soon helping the liver issues. 

Zoey and I got to cuddle a couple different times today.  We snuggled first just with her swaddled but then had some kangaroo time later.  She was so cute looking up at me and it felt like she was trying to tell me how she was feeling.  I read a couple of books to her and she fell asleep for a while.  Then while kangarooing, she seemed to be pretty uncomfortable at first because of her ostomy bag, but after a couple adjustments, she settled in like normal and passed out big time...and then so did I!  We snoozed for a while and I sat there kissing the top of her head for the rest of the time.  It was just as perfect as every time.  I didn't want to stop but she needed a diaper change and eye drops and I needed to get going back to RMH so I could get to bed.  She never seems like she wants to be done kangarooing but handles it like a big girl and doesn't even cry when they pick her off of me.  And on that note, I'll finish for the day so I can get to bed so I can get up and get to her at a decent time tomorrow before I have to head back to Eau Claire again for work.  P.S. for everyone who has been telling me to give her a kiss from you, I did that today and told her who they all were from.  I think she felt the love!!