Day 41

Wow - almost 6 weeks old! Hard to believe.

I made a big boo boo and forgot to write on yesterday's posting that Scott had his first cuddle with Alice. They had a nice long cuddle. Scott held her in his arms in a way that he could see her face (and she could see his). Near the end of their cuddle she finally decided to open her eyes and check out her daddy.

We had a very nice cuddle today for almost 2 hours. Alice had a great weight gain last night so now she's 1450 grams. Getting closer and closer to 4 pounds (1800 grams).

I learned more about the breathing machine she's on today as well - it assists her with 20 breaths per minute and the oxygen levels (today) were around 23 to 25. Room oxygen is 21. So she's almost at room oxygen levels. The assistance in the breaths is to prevent her lungs from completely closing so she doesn't have to use the energy to open up her lungs.

The next breathing machine she will move to will not have the assistance with the breaths - so she will need to open up her lungs herself.

Had some other questions - what hospital is Alice at? she's at Children's and Women's Hospital in Vancouver (used to be called Grace Hospital); what was her original due date? January 18th.