First Day of School!! It was Jerry's first group day on friday. His teacher comes to our house once a week and he goes to the center every other friday. He has never been so excited!

August

Macey did really well this month. She was taken off the apnea/heart monitor on Aug 15th. She is starting to roll on her side and grab things. She now weighs 12 lbs. 10 oz. and is finally growing out of her clothes! Jerry got to do some big brother things, like feeding her. He loves being a big brother!

July

No more oxygen!! Around the middle of the month, she was taken off the oxygen and caffeine!! We will have the monitor for another month or so. She is doing so well. She now weighs over 10 lbs and is 21.5 inches long.

June

Macey is now only on oxygen when she eats!!! It is so much easier to dress her without the oxygen tubes. She has gained quite a bit of weight since she came home. In May she gained 2 lbs and this month gained 2 lbs. She is now aound 9 lbs!!! She seems huge. She is also starting to smile!! Jerry is having a good time with his little sister, and has only requested she be returned to the hospital a few times. I am back to work part time which makes life pretty busy.

May

Macey came home on May 2!! Jerry got to meet his little sister! He was not allowed to go in the NICU because of RSV season. He met her for the first time the day we put her in the car to come home. He was so cute with her. He looked at her in her car seat and said "I'm your big brother" in the sweetest little voice in the world.

Macey is doing good. She is eating well and sleeps most of the time. She needs oxygen, is on an apnea monitor and sleeps upright because of reflux, but it is not bad. I am sleeping on the couch because her oxygen is set up in the living room. I haven't been out of the house much, but don't care. I am just so happy she is finally home!

April

Macey has come a long way this month! She had an infection the first few weeks, but once that was out of the way, she showed us she was a big girl and could do everything herself. She has gone from 3 lbs. to 4 lbs. 14 oz. She graduated from the isolette bed to an open crib and is eating her feedings from a bottle!! It only took a few days for her to get the hang of the bottle and is often eating more than she needs to. She is still on oxygen, battles reflux and has some apnea, but has come so far! It won't be long and she will be home!

March

Macey gained an entire pound this month. She is starting to open her eyes a little, but sleeps most of the time. She is no longer on the ventilator, but goes back and forth from CPAP to nasal canula. I was able to hold her for the first time when she was two weeks old. It was a good feeling, but she is so small and fragile. We are going back and forth to the hospital quite often. It is hard to leave her, but we are glad she is at such a nice hospital with great nurses!

February

Welcome to our blog. This is the story of our little miracle baby Macey. She took us by surprise with her early arrival on February 21st. Her original due date was May 15th, but she had other plans. My water broke on groundhog's day which put me on bedrest in the hospital until she was born on February 21 at 3:00 pm.
She was 3 months early and only 2 lbs, 14 inches long. We were so lucky to get a few extra weeks in so she could develop a little more. She is still so tiny, but fiesty!!