Post from Daddy & getting bigger!!!

Mallani and our favorite nurse, Kathy Edwards. She is the nurse who has been taking all of the pictures when Mallani is wide awake at night. She has been extremely helpful.







My Mom and Jim's Mom came to see Mallani today. She is growing so much and she was so so excited to see them. She wouldn't quit moving her head around around to see both of them that we finally had to put the blanket over her bed to calm her down.


Mallani continues to do well. She had her first eye exam this week and everything was normal. Her eye doctor will continue to monitor her retinal development and will examine her every two weeks. She had another head ultrasound and everything was normal just like the first head ultrasound.

Her feedings have been increased to 21 ml every three hours. That's less than an ounce, but it's still quite a bit more than she started out with. She now gets 24 calorie formula so that's helping to fatten her up. She's somewhere around 13 inches long now. And she has officially doubled her birth weight! Tonight she tipped the scales at a whopping 2 lbs, 8 oz.

I'm not sure if you can tell from the pictures, but she really is starting to get chubby. Her cheeks, fingers and feet are all getting chubby. Before we know it she'll have "cankles." My wedding ring used to fit on her arm like a bracelet, but now I can't get it over her hand. She continues to be more active. She's more interested in what's going on around her. She still isn't the biggest fan of stimulation (having her diaper changed, etc.) but that's normal for a baby born as early as she was. I could sit here and talk about my little girl all night, but I'm sure you'd get tired of reading. Being a father is the most amazing thing I've ever experienced. Lauren and I appreciate all of your thoughts and prayers.

Jim