FOUR

We have a 4 pounder today!!! Ava gained 90 grams since yesterday and she is now 4 lbs 2 ounces! She seems to have little weight gains and then a big one after a couple days. Whatever works! She had a great day today. They checked her billirubin levels and some other blood work and everything looks good. They did start her on some iron supplements today. All babies become anemic after they are born but since they do blood draws on preemies, they like to give them a little boost of iron. Justin actually needed a transfusion when he was in the NICU but Ava won't. We tried bottling for the first time this evening. She didn't really like it, which is what I expected. She has only had little tiny tastes of milk in her mouth before and the bottle is a big change, something she has never had to do before. So, it will probably take all week of trying just to get her used to it...then we will start giving her more throughout the day. I am guessing it will be another 2-3 weeks before she is totally capable of all her bottling and ready to go home. That's fine, no reason to rush her...although we are really ready to have her home!