Evelyn is growing and growing. She was up to 1,525 grams, 3 lbs 6 oz on Sunday, but dropped down to 1,490 grams, 3 lbs 5 oz, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. She was retaining some fluids (very common in preemies) so the nurses/doctors assume she has just peed it out (or pooped it out) and is figuing out what to do with all this extra fluid she had/has.
Evelyn is getting better with her breathing too. Yesterday, she didn't have any spells that the nurses had to help her with, so today they decreased the flow on her oxygen back down to 1.5 Liters/minute to try and wean her off the nasal cannula.
She remains on full formula feeds... for now. If you recall, when Evelyn first began feeding through her feeding tube, it was on donated breastmilk. Within the past week, the doctors decided that Evelyn is well enough to receive full formula, but there are many benefits breastmilk can provide that formula cannot. So we've taken it upon ourselves to order and pay for milk from the Mother's Milk Bank in Denver. Roger and I believe strongly in the benefits on breastmilk, but unfortunately, I have not been able to produce any. So luckily there is such a thing as human milk banks (like a blood bank, but for breastmilk). We are supposed to recieve the milk tomorrow morning. We will then bring this milk to the hospital for Evelyn. She will then be on half formula and half breastmilk.
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