Decenber 3rd, Update

Madison is almost at the 5 pound mark! She is now 4 lbs 15.5 ounces! Her doctor says she's like a little miracle baby to be doing so well at only 35 weeks having been born at 32 weeks. And, it would definitely be something if she came home this early. Madison is still working on becoming a more vigorous eater. They've increased her feedings to 40 cc's, but she is tiring out before her bottle is through. Being a more active participant in the feeding process is the last thing on little Maddie's discharge list to accomplish. Our sweet little girl has worked so hard and has pushed to get this far. We love her and are so proud of all her progress. And, she's got a lot of family and friends who love her and are cheering for her too. We're so thankful for everyone's love and support.

December 2nd Update

Madison continues to grow! Today she only gained 15 grams, but she is still getting bigger. She is now at 4lbs 13.10 ounces. Before long she'll hit the 5lb mark and be able to fit in her car seat carrier.
Maddie is such a cutie. It seems every day we see her she looks a little different. It's amazing how fast they change. It's been fun to see her in clothes now. Her little outfits look like little doll clothes because she's so little still. She's so precious. We just love her so much.
It's been fun to talk to the nurses everyday and hear them give us updates. We are learning that many of the nurses, ones that don't even take care of her like to come over to her crib and watch her. They tell us Maddie is just so cute and they say she never cries unless she's being put on the weighing scale. Also, that she makes lots of cute faces and is very animated. Sounds like our little one will be very entertaining for mommy and daddy. We can't wait till she's home and we can enjoy her more.

December 1st Update

Maddie's weight increased by 22 grams tonight putting her at 4lbs 13.6 ounces. She'll be at 5 pounds before we know it. Tonight daddy did his first bottle feeding with Madison. He looked like a natural! Maddie is proving to be a good eater. She is still hitting her goal of 38 cc's per feeding. This will keep the feeding tube from having to be put back in. However, she still gets a little tired near the end of her feeding, but she's making great progress. Mommy got to change Maddie's diaper for the first time tonight. She's such a petite little girl. We were excited when the nurses told us tonight Maddie will definitely be home before Christmas. This will be Mommy & daddy's BEST Christmas EVER!

November 30th Update

We have more exciting news to share!! Madison's feeding tube was taken out today! (See latest picture) We're so excited! Mommy's not sure if it's her changing hormones or her excitement about Maddie's latest improvement that made her cry tonight. It's so exciting to see her sweet little face with no tubes or wires. We are so proud of our little feisty girl who is working hard. Madison also went up an ounce today; She is now at 4lbs 13 ounces. We love our little Maddie.

November 29th Update

It's so fun to see Maddie in her open crib. She's just so cute and it makes taking pictures so much easier without the glare of her glass condo. We thought for sure after that diaper last night her weight would have jumped down, but she keeps surprising us. Her weight was up again today;Maddie weighed in at 4lbs 12 ounces. She continues to eat and grow!!! Those dreams of getting BIGGER are working! Daddy will have to keep whispering this in her ear.

November 28th Update

Our adorable little Madison has grown almost a whole inch since birth! She is now 17.25 inches in length! And, tonight the scale showed an impressive 5.50 ounce gain, but we are thinking she was filling her diaper at the time of her weigh in. Her weight went from 4lbs 5.7 ounces to 4lbs 11.2 ounces. We expect when they change that loaded diaper she'll be closer to yesterday's weight.

Now that Madison is in an open crib she is no longer wearing just a diaper, but is in cute little preemie outfits that look like doll clothes. Today mommy got to put an outfit on little Maddie. Mommy was excited and took her time to be very careful as Maddie is so tiny. Daddy caught it all on camera. Mommy will need to preview the video before she lets daddy post it on the blog. We look forward every day to seeing our sweet baby girl and hearing of her amazing progress. The nurses say she is a champ and is doing everything they would expect of her. She is so sweet and doing so awesome! We love her and are so proud of her.

November 27th Update

Today Madison made huge progress! She has been able to prove she can regulate her own body temperature so she has graduated from the isolett to an open crib! Mommy & daddy are so happy as this puts little Maddie that much closer to coming home. Daddy got to have the honors of moving her. It was an exciting moment.

Also, today little Madison showed off her eating skills when mom&dad came to visit. She ate 44 cc's from the bottle! This is the most she's eaten from the bottle or at one feeding yet. It's been a big day for baby Madison.