Sunday Update

Since yesterday afternoon, Grace has had 9 ounces of formula total, and she has not had any problems at all. This is such great news! She has also continued to steadily gain weight and is back up to over 14 pounds. She still has a long way before she's back on the growth charts, but we are thankful for the gains. She is starting to look like a chubby baby again. Please pray that she continues to tolerate the formula!

As Grace takes in more formula, they will cut back on the TPN until they eventually do away with it completely. Hopefully, cutting back on TPN will make her more hungry, because 1-2 ounces at a time is not going to be enough in the long run. She will need around 30 ounces a day to get back up to a more age-appropriate weight. They may not wait until she is up to that amount for us to leave the hospital, but she is going to have to work up to that pretty quickly. Please pray that Grace will continue to increase the amount of formula she is willing to drink in one feeding!

Right now, Grace will only drink from a syringe. I want her to use a sippy cup (she will not use the bottle, so we are not going to push that), but I am willing to use the syringe for now, if that will get her to drink! She will drink from a syringe while sucking her thumb. I guess that makes it seem more like breastfeeding to her??

They are still watching for possible infection, and we are hoping that we will not have to extend our stay at the hospital to deal with something like that. She is on antibiotics, and hopefully that is taking care of it. Please pray that infection would not be an issue in any way!

God is answering prayers, and we are so thankful!