ALL SETTLED IN

Well, we have been home now for over a week and things get more routine every day. It was a rough first few days at home with Justin being sick and Ava and I at my parent's house. We were so grateful they let us crash there for a while but it was nice to be home and start our own routine here. She has been getting better about being awake during the day instead of at night which is definetely a plus! Justin is absolutely in love with his little sister. He wants to be everywhere the baby is. He talks about her eyes, nose, mouth, etc. and loves when she rides in the car next to him. It is so nice that he likes her, for now ;-) She is getting bigger every day and is finally starting to fill out newborn jammies. They are certainly still too big but at least you can tell there is someone in there! I thought I would try a new bottle with her after she had been home for a while. I switched her to Avent which is what we used with Justin. It is a nicer bottle that controls the flow a little better than the cheap throw-away hospital bottles. She does SO well with them and we can now just feed her like a "normal" newborn. Jason has started feeding her as well. He was a little apprehensive after watching me feed her the night she was choking so bad and I don't blame him!

Today marks one week away from my due date and we already have a two month old. It is so weird to think that I should still be pregnant right now. We feel so lucky to have two perfectly healthy babies as there are so many unfortunate outcomes when you start off in the NICU. Thank you everyone for keeping track of Ava's progress since day one! It means a lot to us to have such great friends and family! This will be my last Lil Miss Ava blog post. Everything is great with her and she is growing like a weed. Please feel free to email me for updates. Love to you all!

MEG