Tiny Kali

Sorry for the delay between updates. I have been lazy! Not much has been going on. Kali is holding strong: sleeping, growing, being cute, and best of all being very stable! She is turning into quite the popular one. Everyone loves to take care of her (who can blame them?).
We realized the other day just how tiny this munchkin is when I was able to put Mike's wedding band on her like a bracelet. The pictures I have been posting make her look like an average sized baby, since I am all up in her face when I take the picture, but she is just a tiny girl.
Kali is now modeling a new device that one of her doctors created. It is getting put on the market soon so a rep. from the company that is making it had come in to see how it is applied and Kali was kind enough to volunteer for the demonstration. It's called a NORI and it holds her breathing tube in place instead of tape. It is basically clear so it allows us to see her pretty little face and it keeps the tube in place better than the tape.

She is up to 3 lbs 9.5 ounces now and is about 15 1/2 inches long. She looks bigger, especially to those who haven't seen her for awhile. She looks like a different kid.
Also, her bilirubin levels are going down so the jaundice is slightly fading. The blood tests also show that her kidneys are improving. She is still getting a little bit of breast milk through her feeding tube and is doing well with that. Right now she gets a total of about 1 teaspoon a day, they are going to try and double that amount by the weekend.

So that is about all that has been going on! We have no idea when they will begin discussing her heart and the plan for that. We know that she has a whole lot growing to do first!

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers!