Mommy had a good day!

I had a really good day today with Campbell! She and I got to try nursing twice and we had lots of bonding time. She was a little more tired today during nursing but still showed us all that she has this whole "suck, swallow, breathe" thing down. I told the nurse that I knew she wouldn't have any problems because she has Hopper blood and us Hopper girls have never had problems with food! :) Sorry, sisters, but you all know it's true! I also got to change a yucky diaper...fun, fun! I'm sure there will be many more in my future!

She has been breathing all on her own for 24 hours and shows no signs of stopping! She has lost a tiny bit of weight in the last couple of days and we think it is the leftover fluid that she still had to lose as well as all the calories she's been burning by breathing on her own. She is now eating 26 mL per feeding (which is her current max) with the 24 calorie supplement so I bet she'll be putting on some weight soon!

On another subject, I received an email yesterday about a group who wanted to join Team Campbell for the March of Dimes walk. I wanted to let you all know that if you'd like to join our team and walk with us on April 26th, you are all welcome! You can click on the March of Dimes sign on the right of the screen to join us. I think it would be awesome to have a big group of people out there supporting Campbell and other preemies. I found out recently that the March of Dimes was one of the organizations that funded research on a drug called Surfactant. Campbell received this drug and we credit it with helping her stay off the ventilator. This is just one of the many ways the March of Dimes has impacted our lives.

Love you all! Martha