Mom's back

I couldn't wait for Daddy to have a chance to update the blog 'cause I'm so proud of our little girl. She took a bottle twice today! The first time she took her whole feeding and this evening she took about 10 cc's. I was there tonight and was able to hold her and give her the bottle. The nurse was there to help me and Charlotte with the whole process. She told me what signs to look for from Charlotte about when she was ready for the bottle and when she was done. She also made sure that Charlotte was pacing herself properly. We're still making sure that she is not working too hard and burning too many calories.

In addition to Charlotte being over 4 lbs. she has to be able to maintain her body temperature in order to be moved into a NICU crib. The nurse mentioned she will monitor Charlotte's temperature tonight and if she is able to maintain a steady temp through out the night she might be in a crib when we visit her tomorrow morning. Interacting with her would be so much easier in a crib - especially when it comes to changing her clothes and diapers! Hopefully in the next entry we will have a picture of Charlotte's new crib!!!