Here is Nora about to go back to sleep. Her feeding continues to improve. She takes over half of all her feedings via her bottle. The rest is fed through her tube. She continues to practice at breast feeding, but she is not strong enough yet to get enough milk that way. The nurses say that she will be able to learn later. We will see. Her doctor and the occupational therapist say that she is making good progress and that they are sure her feeding will continue to improve and her struggles are just because she is premature, not because of any neurological issues. Once she is eating 75% of her food herself, they will switch her to an ad lib schedule where she can drink as much as she wants when she wants. As long as she is meeting the intake that the doctors want for her for a few days, then she can come home.
Other good news - she passed her hearing test! Dr. Purdy said this is a good sign since it shows that the nerves to her ears are not damaged. Also, her ears are shaped a little funny so he said that sometimes makes them worried about hearing ability (I think they look fine, but the doctor's have to be so picky). He did say that it is unknown how she will interpret what she hears, but it is a first step.
Later this afternoon we will move down to the 3rd floor. This is the "stepdown" nursery. This is for babies that are no longer critical. Most of them are working on feeding like Nora. I am looking forward to the move. It seems there is less beeping and buzzing going on down there. It doesn't seem to bother Nora, but it is driving me nuts to sit here all day listening to all these alarms constantly. Absolutely no privacy either. People constantly coming in and out and looking over our shoulders. The stepdown nursery is a step closer to home and some peace and quiet
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