3 Months

Hard to believe Miss Eva has already been with us for 3 months. She is changing so much every day. We've recently gone back through pictures and can't believe what a tiny girl Eva was. She is such a sweet baby and we're so glad she's in our lives. Miss Eva is truly a miracle and we couldn't have imagined we would love her this much. Amazing!!

Thriving

We went to the doctor today and Miss Eva weighs 7lbs 5oz and is 19.5 inches long!! When she came home 3 weeks ago she was 6lbs and 18 inches long. The doctor was quite impressed with her growth and said she is definitely thriving! That makes a mommy's and daddy's heart so happy!!

They also tested Eva's oxygen saturation level on room air today and she did pretty well for the little while they checked in the office. The doctor is going to have the oxygen company come out to the house and do a 30 minute room air trial. If that goes well, the next step will be an overnight test (with monitors to let us know if her saturation drops too low). These are all good steps in the right direction! It will be so nice when she doesn't need that oxygen any more. We're told over and over, though, that if we were at sea level, she wouldn't need the oxygen at all--it's all about the altitude.

Our amazing little girl is sitting on my lap, wide awake right now as I type this. She's awake more often and for longer stretches of time these days--it's so fun to have her be more alert.

Happy Easter

We had a really nice Easter weekend. We colored eggs last night and enjoyed a nice, quiet Sunday. Uncle M and Aunt S spent part of the day with us. Yesterday was Eva's due date, so all weekend we wondered what we would have been doing if she hadn't joined us so early.

Here's our sleepy little bunny on her first Easter--notice her feet--those are one of the things the Easter Bunny brought her.

No need for Easter bonnets or frilly Easter dresses here; this is what our backyard looked like this morning...Hope you had a happy, blessed Easter.

Getting Adjusted

Boy! The last week and half has gone by so quickly. We are so happy Miss Eva is home. Though we're not so sure we're quite adjusted to waking up a couple of times in the middle of the night! Eva seems to think 2:00 am is a great time to be wide awake and social. We think it took her a few nights to get used to being at home. In the NICU she was used to lights and monitors and other babies crying and nurses talking--it was obviously way too quiet at our house!

Eva came home with a tiny bit of oxygen. We are hoping she won't have to have it much longer (the way she pulls it out of her nose half the time, we're not sure how much she's really getting anyway!!). Other than that, she's doing great--eating and sleeping. She's had a few visitors, including getting to be with those cousins who just couldn't wait to meet her!