A life in a plastic cage

Well Audrey is a whole week old now. I'm sure she's wondering why some disgruntled doctor ripped her from the womb so prematurely. It's probably akin to someone yanking you out of a comfortable warm bed and disrupting a really great dream. Dont get me wrong, she really enjoys her sleep. She sleeps almost as much as Eric. She fusses a little bit when she's placed into a new position but then slumps straight back into a peaceful nap.

Audrey has lost ~5 oz in the first 5 days but has managed to gain an oz back, weighing in at 3 lb 6 oz on Fri. night. The nurses have started fortifying the breast milk with extra calories so she can bulk up faster. It's like creatine for babies. She started feeding 8x / day at 4 ml and now she's up to 31! No wonder babies develop Buddha bellies. She has a feeding tube impaled up a nostril which is a bit unsightly but I guess that's better than having, say, a third eyeball. Shawna and I visit her 1-2x a day, and each visit Audrey seems to be getting stronger.