Hiccup!

That's a hiccup literally, not figuratively. Check out the new video and you will understand!

Claire continues to make wonderful progress. When we walked in this morning, we were greeted by a Claire "burrito" (i.e., all bundled up) in the nursery's swing! Her nurse had put her in the swing for a few minutes while she changed her out of the photo therapy bed (with a light in the bottom) because she is no longer jaundiced!

She had a few breathing episodes, but she corrected them all on her own, which is exactly what she needs to do to go home. In talking through things with the doctor, he mentioned a specific day for her going home (assuming no setbacks in the meantime): Friday. Having him get specific (instead of vague references to a "couple of days") is a great sign as far as we are concerned. We are thinking of getting a movement sensor for her crib for peace of mind...they can pick up breathing, so if she stops the alarm will go off and alert us of the problem if we are asleep.

We have been a little frustrated with her eating today, as she does not remain interested for as long as she did yesterday. The nurses said that it could just be that she is getting more in a shorter period of time as she gets the hang of feeding, but it is still a little stressful that she is not eating for as long. But she has begun to gain weight...only 5 grams, but that is a great sign that her feeding is going well. Tonight she will stop receiving her milk through a tube and will eat with a bottle. We hope that she takes in more food that way and continues her weight gain.

So that's today's update. Hope you are able to view the video below...this is from this afternoon after a feeding. If you like cute hiccuping babies, this is the video for you.