All Hail Pip Squeak!
She’s up to 30ccs on her feeds (30ccs is 1 ounce). We think they might be starting to try and feed her from a bottle soon. Either this week or next week. The doctor we met with yesterday seemed to think it wouldn’t happen for another week or two so we’ll see. The Pip Squeak is holding her temperatures up and is down to 28.3 degrees Celsius in her isolette. At 28 degrees, she gets moved to a crib. We think that should happen this week maybe by Wednesday or Thursday because she has to be a certain weight (I can’t remember what it is, 1500 grams I believe). She’s getting pretty close though. Speaking of weight, she’s up to 3lb 2.9 ounces.
On the downside, we’re starting to see more bradycardias than we have in the past with Pip Squeak. It is typical of a 32 weeker to have them. The staff drew some blood from her last night to check her blood gases and her caffeine levels. We’re hoping her caffeine levels are a little low and that’s what is causing the bradys. I joked with the SU last night that we should feed Pip Squeak an iced cappuccino *beavis laughing here*.
The Pip Squeak is regularly smiling now when she gets fed and its extremely cute. We’ve tried to catch it in pictures but we haven’t been lucky enough yet. Pip Squeak is pooping on a regular basis, (yay for poop!). I equate her bowel movements to lava flowing slowly out of the side of a volcano (not the explosive stuff, the slow moving lava.) Now that I’ve seared that image into your brain, I’m going to laugh.
We’re playing a waiting game now. Waiting for her grow, gain weight, and learn to eat from a bottle. Once she does all of those things (and doesn’t have anymore brady’s) she’ll be ready to come home. We’re hoping we’ll be able to bring her home by the end of July.
June 30, 2008 at 5:54 pm
You know this is the first time I’ve heard the word poop come out of your mouth without a laugh behind it. More to the point, the description. Who would have thought you could be so excited over poop?
YAY for Pip Squeak!
July 1, 2008 at 12:06 pm
Hey, this is your only sister-in-law speaking, not Joseph V. I am so happy for you guys. Send me some pictures at my email: ruddycheekssjr@yahoo.com. I already have seen the ones you sent Joseph already and they are so cute! The SU looks amazing after just given birth. Yah for Poop! Keep up the great updates up Pip Squeak!
July 1, 2008 at 6:36 pm
OH crap, he sent Joe *sniff* pictures of me after I gave birth? *sigh* men… I’ll send you some pictures as they come in, but I don’t know how to shrink them down so the email is way huge… and coblat won’t show me how waaaaaaaa
July 3, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Yeah, SU, I saw yer guts hanging out an everything… Stoner head!
Muaahahahahaha! (j/k btw)
Tell him if he doesn’t you’ll spank him. Oh, wait a second… may not be a good idea after all!