Bailee's Birthday

Today is Bailee's 11th Birthday.  All she wanted for her birthday was to hold Cooper - unfortunately the NICU has a very strict policy of siblings only visiting on the weekend and after several call's to the NICU they upheld their policy and we weren't able to let her hold Cooper today.

For those of you who really know me you know my thought on rules - "for every rule there is a way around it...."  Because of this Bailee and I told a trip to the NICU at 11:30 pm last night for Coopers late night feeding so Bailee got to hold Cooper on her birthday after all....  (for any of my girls reading this I do not condone breaking the rules until you are over 25 and have moved out of my house)

Bailee and Cooper

Cooper continues to show improvement - today they started weaning him from oxygen.  He has lost a little weight over the past two day's.  We think this is because he is using so many more of his systems that he was before - breathing, heating his body and eating three times per day, etc.  Because of this they are putting a few more calories in his milk to help him fatten up.  I offered to give him a little fat but that's not the kind he needs.  Oh well I guess it will keep me warm this winter.

Cooper 8 day's old

Cooper blowing kisses to mom.