Update for Monday, March 21

You guys will not believe your eyes when you see the photos we have to share with you today! Katherine not only crossed the 3 pound milestone - she blew it away! Our sweet girl is now a whopping 3 pounds, 6 ounces! Compare this photo with the one below where she's in the same position - you'll never believe it's the same baby!



On Sunday, Julie tried her hand at giving Katherine a bath - well, it soon became clear that Paul will definitely have to help us during this event. Julie's hands weren't quite big enough to support an unhappy, wet, wiggly little girl while handling soap and cloth in the other hand. Katherine came through the ordeal fine, while Mommy almost needed oxygen to recover from the stress!



We also heard a nice compliment this weekend from a nurse that we don't know very well, she said that by looking at Katherine, you'd never believe she was a 26-week baby. That's about the nicest thing we could hear these days! Now that Katherine is 36 days old, the nurses in the NICU are starting to let us into their secret society... we've been let-in on the nicknames that they've given Katherine and Paul (I'm thinking we don' t get Julie's nickname while there's still a chance for severe mood instability there). Katherine is known as the "blowout specialist", as it's routine for her to seriously blowout her diaper every now and then! Now, Paul's nickname will come as no surprise to most of you - he's "the cowboy" since the nurses say he's always talking and chatting, and they say he's not quiet and serene like the other parents in the NICU! Here's the first photo of the outlaw family:



Whew, after such a long post, we're beat. Katherine says it's time for a nap. It's tired work for a little girl so busy with growing! YAWN!!