Yes, it has been too long. I'm just going to do a really quick post today as we are very busy getting ready for little Melanie to come home. Yes, you read correctly! We have reason to believe that little Mel will be coming home at the end of this week or begining of next. She needs to drink 16, complete, bottles in a row. On Saturday night/Sunday she drank 12 in a row. She needed a little help with her 12am, 3am, and 6am feedings (I would too at those times of the night). So the counter started over. There are other qualifications she has to meet too. No alarms (brady's), and she has to pass the car seat challenge yet. Which means we have to get a carseat for her :) She no longer needs nasal cannual as she can breathe room air just like us, YEAH!! I think she hit the 5lb mark last night (I didn't get her offical weight from Jeff), if not, she will hit 5lb tonight!! She keeps growing and developing right before our eyes. If she were still in the womb, she would be 37weeks tomorrow. A baby is considered full term from 37-40weeks. It's so crazy to think that she shouldn't even be here yet. She should still be baking for another 3 weeks. And yet she has been a part of our family for 10 weeks. It feels like she's been a part of our family forever! Here are a couple of pictures from the weekend; Jeff's mom, dad, and sister were able to come out for a visit (through a very large snowstorm)!
Mom having some cuddle time with Melanie.
Dad holding Melanie.
Aunt Janelle holding Melanie with no tubes. No nasal cannula and no feeding tube (for a little while...it's back in again).