Update for Monday, March 7

Today Paul and I went to visit Katherine. This was a special day because usually Paul and I alternate days at the hospital so Katherine always gets a visit from one of us, and we don’t burn out from the commute (about 65 miles roundtrip). Katherine now weighs 2 pounds 10 ounces. She had a heart ultrasound today, after the nurses noticed a very slight heart murmur yesterday. We haven’t yet heard the results of the test, but we guess that no news is good news. We’ll probably get her report tomorrow. She also had some blood in her poop the other day that we discovered was due to a small anal fissure (kinda in the same category as a hemorrhoid). This sounds yucky, but it’s not at all as serious as some type of internal bleeding would have been. I’m sure she’ll not at all appreciate this disclosure when she’s old enough to read these diaries of her life, so please don’t tell her that we told you! Paul and I continue to do “Kangaroo Kare” which is holding her skin-to-skin, which we all like very much. We’re able to hold her every day now since her vital signs show us that she’s very comfortable and calm during our visits. Katie has also been weaned down by half of her oxygen by nasal canules, so now we’re that much closer to her being able to breathe room air without supplemental oxygen. That’s it for now, we’ll let you know when we hear about the heart ultrasound.