Tuesday - 6 lbs! 8/27

Baby girl is now part of the 6lb. club, and she's 18.9 inches long!  Not bad for basically not eating for a month!  It's amazing what medicine can do.  Thank you Lord for TPN and lipids... but also thank you for formula and breast milk!  We have a chest xray scheduled for the morning, and if that looks good, we requested that we start on formula that they use interchangeably with skimmed breast milk for a chylothorax.  Since the skimmed mik hasn't worked the past 3 attempts... might as well try something new!  The plan, if all goes well, is to slowly introduce the formula, then if she can handle that for a week, try the breast milk again. We know it's in God's timing, and would love to know His ways, but we never will... So we work on building this trust muscle. ❤️
We had a relaxed day with lots of cuddles.  Kevin needed to work at the Rainbow House, so we missed him a ton. I'm getting really used to seeing him all the time!  It made me realize even more how lucky we are to be able to do this together.  It's a rarity in the NICU that both parents are able to stay like we have.
The evening was kinda hectic when Annelise spit up after what we think was gagging on the goobers that are in the back of her throat ("secretions" is what the medical people call goobers).  Luckily, the respiratory therapist was there when it happened, and it doesn't look like she aspirated/got any spit up in her lungs!  Hooray! Praying that Annelise works on her swallowing skills and gets really good at clearing her own secretions/goobers.
We'll keep you updated about the feeding!  Thank you for praying our girl through these ups and downs.  I owe a million and three thank you cards for the ways our friends and family are there for us right now! ❤️💖❤️💖