7/6/2011 209 Days Old

On the 209th day in the life of the most beautiful girl in the history of the world the morning began peacefully. Erin stayed home from work today. Maya struggled a bit yesterday and Erin wanted to be there for her. Maya did have some struggles today, but not as much as yesterday. She was awake for a fair amount of the day and she returned to her active self. She did need some suctioning and some extra cuddling from her mom. We spent our day taking turns holding Maya.

This afternoon Maya had visits from her occupational therapist and her nutritionist. She weighed in at 10 pounds 12 ounces only a half an ounce higher than her last weight. We decided we would try and increase her feedings again. She did not tolerate the extra fluid last time we tried, but that was two months ago. We hope that her little heart can keep up with the extra liquid. She may have had a disapointing weigh in but she got rave reviews from her therapist. Maya has been working hard and is really developing. It is a slow process but Maya is learning to swallow and to sit up. Her therapist was impressed.

This evening Juliana came by to eat dinner with us and hold Maya for a bit. We got to spend a relaxing night on the couch. No TV or music just Maya. By this time of the day Maya was pretty tired and a little cranky. We adjusted her feeding schedule today so that we can try and work in some extra sleep. Maya’s last feeding of the night now starts at 10:40 and her first feeding of the morning starts at 6:00. Oh how much has changed in seven months. 6:00 is sleeping in to us now.

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