Almost 5 Pounds

Last night, Leah weighed in at 4 lbs. 12 ounces and she is about 18 1/2 inches now. She is on her way to the 5 lb. mark. She has had a great week. Today was her 5th straight day of taking multiple bottles throughout the day. She is still getting tired at times, but keeping at it. She has also gone 3 days now with out a "spell" (heart rate drop). So, we are hopeful, that she has turned the corner and on the home stretch.

I talked with the doctor today and she is pleased with her progress. She also asked if her room was ready. I said that we were working on it and trying to get everything else ready for her arrival at home. She said that we better get going on it, because we are probably only a week or less away from going home! Very exciting news. Hopefully, we don't run into any obstacles this week to getting there. In order to leave the hospital, she has to have 5 days without "spells" and 3 days of full feeds by bottle.

Quin is very ready for some home time. He has been doing well with all of this, but really wants Mom and Dad to be home at the same time. Right now, we spend a lot of time switching off so that Quin doesn't have to go to the hospital a lot. I also posted a picture of Quin with the ducks that wondered into our yard not too long ago. There is a pond in the neighborhood and this was a very rainy day. We have never seen them wonder to our yard before. So, we fed them bread and they stayed a while. Quin loved having them around.

Hopefully, I will soon be posting our coming home date. Thanks to all for the continued support, thoughts and prayers.