Ups and Downs

We still feel like we are on a roller coaster at times. Sometimes we feel so great that Audra is doing well - her heart and lungs sound great, her heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation levels are all doing well. And then there are the other times - when she throws up nearly her entire feeding and/or screams her head off at us for no discernible reason. Of course, some babies do this but since we are counting every ounce she eats and constantly looking at the scale, it feels like we are doing something wrong. Fortunately, we seem to be dealing with both of these issues but it is a constant struggle.

We have introduced a waiting period between her nursing/bottle session and her tube feed, which has so far cut down on the throw-ups and also made her less fussy. But as my husband says - I don't want to call it. Hopefully the scale shows a gain tomorrow when our nurse is here and the positive experiences continue.

The other issue is sleep, of course. We have yet to find a place she likes to sleep for very long that doesn't involve our arms. We have tried her bassinet, bouncer, swing, and rock-n-play sleeper. The nap nanny arrives tomorrow and we are hoping this does the trick. My bff also has a sleeper that looks promising. Hopefully we can find something she likes. One thing is obvious, I did not sit still enough during this pregnancy ;)

So overall, we are doing well. Our older daughter had a great swim lesson with Papa today and is looking forward to celebrating her birthday in a couple of weeks. It seems like she was just born! But then again, I think my mom says that about me :)