Update for Friday, April 1

Just a short update for you guys. Katherine had an eye exam this week looking for a condition called Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) that she is at high risk of having. ROP is a potentially blinding disease that is thought to be associated with low birthweight babies who need to use oxygen. The good news is that Katherine shows no signs of ROP at this time. She'll have a follow-up eye appointment in two weeks. Our girl is still working on feeding from a bottle - about once or twice a day she will take a little bit from a bottle before falling asleep and getting the rest dropped down through her feeding tube. Katherine also had her third blood transfusion this week to bring up her red blood cell count - the red blood cells help her body capture and use the oxygen that she breathes. Most likely there will be one more transfusion before she's discharged from the hospital. Katherine now weighs 4 pounds, 5 ounces. That's about it for now - we'll try to get some new photos this weekend.