Little Miss Blakelee is doing so well right now. As of today they have moved her to room
3! This also means that Mandi and Russell are able to hold their baby girl twice a day (once every shift) for up to 30 minutes as long as her vitals stay good during the holding. She also weighs 2 lbs. 3 oz. So now she has made it past her birth weight and 2 lbs 2 oz. Good job Blakelee and we hope you continue to gain weight quickly :) They have upped her feedings to 18 ml every three hours so that is great.
Mallary and I were able to go up and visit on Friday. I got to put my hand on her back but she really didn't act like she liked it so I stopped. It is so unbelievable to touch a baby that small. Any baby brings a tear to my eye, but it is just remarkable to be able to be close to such a sweet baby straight from heaven. When I went back the second time Mandi was able to hold her skin to skin again. She is so content when Mandi is holding her. She is pretty wiggly when she is in her bassinet. The nurse told Mandi that she should do skin to skin all the time because the baby's vitals do so well when she does. Oh but Miss Blakelee was being a little naughty when I was in there. . . Her food had just gone through her feeding tube and she started to have an
A&B. I was not thinking that these were as scary as they soon proved to be. Basically what happens is the baby gets tired and forgets to keep breathing. The nurse came over when Mandi said that she was having one and tried to adjust the baby's position to fix the problem. When I looked at her tiny little face it was turning red and then to a darker purple color. I was
FREAKING OUT!
The nurse then took the baby from Mandi to stimulate her breathing. She would adjust her oxygen and take big deep breaths and baby girl just didn't want to do it. Finally after being unwrapped and having her back patted and her chest rubbed she came out of it. I was so happy to see her numbers go back up to what is normal for her. It had to have been 2 minutes and I was shaking and about to cry the whole time. So so scary and Little Miss Blakelee should never do that to me again! Mandi was completely calm but I could tell the nurse was a little flustered over how long it was taking her.
This is a quote I found, "A baby is an angel whose wings decrease when her legs increase."
I truly think that Blakelee is such a special baby. Such an angel, and although I know she is here now I think she spends quite a bit of time still wrapped in our Heavenly Father's arms while she continues to get strong and grow. We are so thankful for the blessings that Blakelee and her mommy and daddy have received so far. We continue to pray that all will be well and that all she does exciting from now on is getting bigger :)
* Also on a side note, Mandi had a horrible toothache and had to have some dental work done while she is out there. It's so great that they could take care of it right there in the hospital.
Love, Your Great Auntie Tara
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