ON OUR WAY

Ava gained 30 grams since yesterday. She is up to 4 lbs 12 ounces! Her cheeks are really starting to fill out! She has been doing great at bottling, and getting better with stamina. I would guess over the next few days they will switch her to "ad-lib" feedings. That means that she can eat when she wants (but I think they still keep her to around every three hours) and eat the amount she wants. They average the amount over a 24-hour period. Sometimes she might take a lot, sometimes a little, as long as she is getting the right amount over 24 hours. We still have a few things to take care of before going home. She needs another head ultra sound (her last one was perfect), her car seat evaluation (to make sure she can keep her O2 levels up while sitting for an hour), and possibly monitor training. I am thinking and hoping she will not need a monitor but I am not positive. She needs to stay spell-free for the rest of her stay in the hospital. They scheduled her car seat eval and head ultrasound for Monday! I am not sure why, but for some reason they need to have their feeding tube out for the car seat eval. So, the docs and NPs obviously think she will be pretty much ready to go home early next week. YAY YAY YAY!!!!