Baby . . . I'm back!!!

Hello Peeps . . . I'm back! I know I gave a lot of you, especially my parents, a scare this weekend, but I'm doing good. They gave me some blood, antibiotics, and oxygen, and I'm feeling better than ever. My blood still shows that I have an infection, but the doctors are pretty positive on what kind of infection I have . . . which is a good thing!!! It appears that I have the run of the mill 2 to 3 week NICU preemie infection so all appears to be good. As a matter of fact, the next time you see my 2lb 13oz body, it will be in some clothing! Yep, I said it . . . IN CLOTHING!!! Now that I'm above 1,200g, I do not have to wear the temperature probe . . . no probe means I can wear clothes. I wonder which outfit my parents are going to bring for my first clothing picture? Regardless, I bet I'll look beautiful in it!!!

Speaking of looking beautiful . . . I heard my mommy and daddy talking tonight about me. It appears they were talking about putting pictures on the website of me with my tubes in. They don't want people to feel sorry for me or to pity me and they are afraid that people seeing me with tubes or IVs make people sad. Please know that I'm a beautiful little girl. These tubes, although they are not attractive or "typical," they are apart of me at this point of my life. They make me . . . me! They make me feel better and are helping me grow big and strong. If you look back at my pictures over the past three weeks (TODAY IS MY 3 WEEK BIRTHDAY), the tubes are decreasing and decreasing. They've taken my belly button tubes out and replaced them with the one in my arm. Then just today, I lost another tube . . . I do not need the temperature tube any more. And guess what . . . pretty soon, you'll see me with no tubes because I'll be breathing and living on my own . . with no help or with no monitoring me. (check out the 3 picture comparison above . . . each picture has less and less stuff on me). Actually, most of the tubes in me just help monitor me. Only the one in my nose and the one in my arm actually do something for me. I guess what I'm saying, and my parents are feeling . . . please understand that me being a micro-preemie is part of me and that's okay! I've already grown 12oz and I'm only going to keep getting bigger and stronger. Pretty soon, I'll be home and you'll get to meet me and see me for me . . . just like every other baby.

About the pictures and video . . . . that's me grabbing my nurse's hand. Her name is Christine. One picture is my 3 week comparison picture. The one with my baby doll (who is wearing the same hat as me), is my 3 week (birthday) picture. One picture is my dad holding me. Finally, the videos are of me sleeping and dreaming (see me move). The other one is me during my feeding. I'm sucking on the feeding tube . . . in about a week, I think the tube will come out and they will replace with with my mom or a bottle.

Well, my fingers are tired, so I'm off to sleep . . . ta-ta my peeps!