Home Sweet Home!

It's been a little over a week since Kate has been home. I can't even tell you how nice it is to have her home with us. We've definitely had some ups and downs, but she is doing great. Her oxygen levels are staying where they should be. The only hump we've come across is her feeding issues. I think we've been too quick at pushing her and she is letting us know that she is not quite ready. She still has the NG tube, but we have stopped feeding her orally because it seems that she is still quite sore from having the vent for so long. Well, we can't tell if she is suffering from reflux or if it's her throat is still swollen. We made an appointment for her to have an upper GI test on Thursday to see what is actually going on. The interesting thing is she is being continuously fed into her stomach, so if she had significant reflux you would think that she would be throwing up all the time,which she's not. We really think she just needs more time to heal. She is still a little weak, but is getting much better from day to day. She started playing with her hands again, which we are really excited about. It's going to take some time for her to get caught up, but with small steps she will be there in no time. We are really encouraged with her weight gain though. She was weighed on Tuesday and was up to 13 lbs. 5 oz. That is great, considering all she has gone through the last couple of weeks.

Yesterday, Kate had her "1st" haircut. My friend Charlynn (who happens to be a stylist) came over at the right time, otherwise it would've been a disaster. Bryan wanted to cut it all off, but I had to put my foot down. She cut just enough off to even things up.