Another great day

Abby had yet another great day today. She is up to 2 pounds, 6 ounces as of last night, and she just seems so content all the time. She also has kept her breathing and heart rate going very well on her own for the last 24 hours.

My sister was the first non-parent to hold Abby. She held her for about an hour this afternoon. My mom is going to hold her tomorrow. Abby tolerated that and everything else today really well. We've also had a super-nice nurse the last three days, so hanging out at the NICU has been a bit better than usual.

Abigail's breathing is going very well. Today, she was essentially breathing room air through her C-PAP, which still is providing pressure to keep her breathing. But the fact that she's down to 21 percent oxygen (normal room air) means she could come off C-PAP sometime soon.

They cut back on her feeding a little bit today because she was showing warning signs of wasting food again. But she seems to be responding well. The real test will be seeing if she keeps growing.

It's been great having family here again. They'll head back to Iowa on Tuesday, minus the large number of gifts for Abby they brought along.