4 Pounds!

Caitlyn reached 4 pounds today, but the biggest news is that she has a new bed. She is sleeping in a crib now! That means that she has to keep her own body warm with no help other than clothes and blankets. So now that she is on a regular nasal cannula and is sleeping in a crib, she can come home as soon as she is breastfeeding exclusively! The nurses moved her feeding tube to her nose, to make this easier. She still needs the tube because she isn't able to get enough from breastfeeding quite yet.

I have been going to the hospital daily, but will have to start going two times a day to feed her because she needs the practice. This might not seem like much, but with two other kids at home, it is hard to find the time. Eventually, as she gets closer to coming home, I'll be spending the night in her room, feeding her around the clock.