Louisa loves her lounger

Just hanging out

OUR PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED... LOUISA IS HOME!!!!!!!

In the car for the first time


Girls night
goodbye wires

Well, prayers do come true! On Monday, the nurse practitioner and Louisa's doctor said that IF she started to eat regularly on her own she could go home. On Tuesday, she finally started showing eating initative so they asked me to "room in" Tuesday night. Basically this means that I would spend the night at the hospital with her in the room with me to get used to the monitor she has to wear (and hopefully she would continue to eat). In other words, we had a slumber party! On Wednesday, we got the official thumbs up that she could go home!!! Here are pictures of her getting rid of most of the wires, spending the night with me and coming home! What an overwhelming feeling to finally come home as a family. We are truely blessed! Enjoy the photos!

No feeding tube!

Time with Mamma

What a Tiny Hiney!

Tiny Jelly Bean...

5 lbs 2 oz as of September 2nd!

Louisa is getting stronger and stronger each day. We are hopeful that she will be coming home in just a few days. She needed to eat on her own and she is finally starting to accomplish that milestone. To give you an idea of her size, because she looks bigger in pictures, the outfit she is wearing above is a "newborn" and it swallows her whole. The "new outfits" below are a little big and they are "preemies". She is much smaller in person. We think of her as mini me! Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers! We have needed them during this trying time. The great news is that Louisa is very healthy and has been. She was just not quite ready to eat (very common at her gestational age) but it seems like she may be now! Once she eats regularly on her own and she passes the "car seat test"... she can come home! check back for pictures of that special day which will hopefully be sooner than later! Thanks again for all your love! We are a blessed family to have so many wonderful friends and family!