getting bigger!

natalie is almost 4 weeks old. one month! how is that possible!?

mike and i arrived to a great surprise on sunday when we got to the hospital---natalie had a smaller nasal cannula in her nose because she is on almost no pressurized air AND her feeding tube is in her nose now. that means they changed her feedings. now she has two hours of continuous feedings (slowly over two hours), then she gets a "meal," (one dose all at once), then an hour to rest. this is a change from slowly being feed all the time. she is up to 4 pounds 11 ounces. seems like she's taking those feedings pretty well!

and since her mouth is free....she got to practice bottle feeding today! and i got to help!! she did really great sucking away for about 45 seconds. then she tuckered out. ha! but the nurse was really proud of her. she didn't fall asleep, didn't cough. didn't have bradys or apnea. this was all good the nurse said. we will try about once a day and let her get comfortable with it.

she is such a sweetie. and such a little squirmer. she makes funny gassy faces and cute little coos. mike caught some on video. i think that red, frowny face means i was about to change a poopy diaper.