Update

We are in Florida finally! :) It was kinda chilly today (62 degrees), but I would rather take that than the below freezing temperatures of Minnesota! The rest of the week is supposed to be in the 80's :)

Anyways... I wasn't expecting to post an update on my blog my first day here in Florida, but there is some pretty exciting news that I think is well worth sharing!!! (I will save the best for last)


Miss B is still 4 pounds 13.2 ounces and 16.02 inches long! She will be 5 pounds any day now :)

Brielle got a massage today! They took an infant massage class today, and apparently she REALLY likes getting her feet massaged... who doesn't?! :) She also took another bath today.

So Brielle is taking 3 bottles a day now! She took 2 earlier, and they were going to give her the 3rd at 9pm, but I haven't heard how that went yet.

So, I saved the best for last! This totally just made my day :) The doctor told Jean today that Brielle is finally "out of the woods" and can just focus on getting her home! They said she may possibly be able to come home in 9 DAYS!!!! That is the day after we get back from Florida. :) B just has to be able to take 8 bottles and be off oxygen and she gets to go home! :) Go baby B! :) She is just coming along so well, it is amazing!

Well, that is all the updates I have for tonight. Time for me to pass out in this comfortable hotel bed and be ready to head to Captiva Island tomorrow.

Thanks for reading! More updates will be on the way! :)

Update!

Tomorrow morning we are flying out to Florida, so I'm not sure how many updates I will be doing while I am there. I will do major updates though, like her weight and anything else super exciting when I get the chance! :)

Miss B weighed in at 4 pounds 13.2 ounces today! So close to 5 pounds!!! :) Grow baby, grow! :)

Brielle took her first bottle today! They gave her 30 minutes to drink it all, but she had it all gone in 14 minutes, which is awesome! They will be trying another bottle later today.

We got Brielle's playpen today! :) A gift from her big brother and big sister :)

We wish that Jean and Brielle could come with us for our family vacation, but we will make up for it next year when they get to come because dad and Jean will be getting married there! :)

I think that is all of the updates I have for now.

Thanks for reading! More updates will be comin your way! :)

Update

Just a real quick update to share!

Miss B was off of her oxygen for 12 hours today! After 12 hours, she got tired out and had to go back on the oxygen. They will be giving her a little break and try without the oxygen again later tonight!

Brielle went down in weight, but not too much. She is 4 pounds 8.7 ounces! She is also 16.02 inches long!

They were going to try to bottle feed today, but they decided to do one thing at a time. They want to get her breathing on her own without the oxygen and then try the bottle. They said she seems ready though so it shouldn't be too long! :)

That is the only updates I have for now. Thanks for reading! More updates to come :)

Exciting update!

I got some exciting news today! Miss B is now out of her incubator and in a big girl crib! This is wonderful news meaning she can regulate her own temperature without the help of a heated room (incubator). They took the top off of the incubator on Tuesday to make sure she could regulate her temperature and graduate to the big girl crib. She did it!!! :)

When I was there on Friday, Miss B was 4 pounds and 5.5 ounces. Today she is 4 pounds 10 ounces!!!! She is officially 3 pounds heavier than she was at birth! Every day this little girl has a growth spurt :) She will be 5 pounds before we know it! :)

On another note- My blog has now had over 1,000 page views!!!! WOOOO! :)

Thanks for reading! As always- more updates to come! :)

Today was an amazing day!

So, my time finally came! Today was the day I finally got to hold Miss Brielle Leeann! :) I got to hold her for 3 hours!!! She was awake and looking at me and everything around us for quite a while, not wanting to fall asleep. Finally, she passed out after about an hour. Let me just say one thing..... this little girl makes the cutest faces EVER! Her little tongue is so stinkin adorable, and her facial expressions make me laugh. :) Brielle is loved sooo much!

Miss B is weighing in at 4 pounds and 5.5ounces today! The nurse tried to put one of her cute little hats on her, and her head was too big for it! Also, she moved up to the 3rd size of diapers, so she is now in Preemie diapers! Growing girl! :)

There are 4 levels for babies: level 4 is the most unstable and aren't even in the hospital where Brielle is. Level 4's have to go to the cities. Level 3 is the most unstable at the hospital that Bri is in. Brielle was considered a level 3 baby, but just a few days ago, she graduated to a level 2 baby! Yay Bri!!!

Big sissy got to change a pretty stinky diaper today! And check her temperature. :) I love that I am able to be more hands on with her now!!! :)

Jean received some pretty upsetting news yesterday. She has been trying so hard to get her breast milk to come in so she can feed Miss B, but it hasn't gone as well as she had hoped. They told her that her body must think that she had a miscarriage, and stopped producing milk. So, instead of Brielle getting breastfed, she will be starting bottle feeding next week. At least she was able to get some of her momma's milk when she was able to produce it! Every little bit helps :)

I found out that there is no set weight that Brielle has to hit before she can come home! They just want her off the oxygen and to take 8 bottles a day. So it is pretty much up to Miss B on when she wants to go home. :)

One more little note: Jean told me today that she recently befriended a woman that had a baby boy premature. She read my blog and contacted Jean when she realized that her and Jean's stories were really similar. I think this is awesome, because my blog helped someone which is what I was hoping for!!! :)

Thanks for reading! More updates to come :)

Wonderful News!!!

Yesterday I got to visit Miss B for a few hours. :) When I was there, her weight was 3 pounds 14 ounces! She was pretty much sleeping the whole time, but at one point she had her eyes wide open and she was lookin at her big sister! She makes the funniest faces sometimes, I just stand there and laugh at her silliness :) She is waaaay too cute! ;)

SOOO........ Today I received some AMAZING news! :) Brielle is now 4 pounds and 2.7 ounces!!!!! She is growing so fast. :) To add to the news of 4 pounds, Brielle also now has the top off her incubator! They want to test it out to see if she can keep her temperature stable before they transfer her into the big girl crib. She is all bundled up in a blanket like a little burrito :)

Some more good news, Bri's feeding tube is now no longer down her throat, but down her nose! They will be working on getting her to bottle feed real soon! :)

Today was just full of great news :)

Thanks for reading! More updates to come :)

2 months!!!

Guess who is 2 months old today??! That's right, Miss B is! She is only 33 weeks gestation now, but she was born on December 13th. It is hard to believe that it has already been 2 months since this little girl came into the world and changed the lives of all of us. I am truly blessed with the most amazing, strong, and beautiful baby sister!

Brielle is now 3 pounds 12 ounces! Soon to be 4 pounds! :) She will be home-bound before we know it!!!

Miss B is wearing just the CUTEST little Valentines Day dress today. She looks so big now! I will add some pictures of how freakin adorable she is today (not unlike every other day)!

Also, Dad and Jean were featured in a Valentines Day post from CentraCare Health! A couple of pictures from the day dad proposed are in the picture! I will add that picture as well :)

So, Thank you all soooo much for letting me know how much you like the blog! It makes me feel good to know that I am doing a good job :)

As always: Thanks for reading!!! More updates to come!

Visiters!

So today, both Aunty Lisa and Aunty Sara got to go and visit Miss B today! They both also got to hold the little peanut! :)   (Sissy is jealous but my time will come soon!)  Dad and Jean got some super cute pictures of our aunties holding her. I stole the pictures off of Facebook... so thanks for the pictures guys! ;) I will add those pictures on here for those of you that can see them!

Brielle Leeann is still growing wonderfully! She is now 3 pounds and 7.7 ounces! She is also 15.25 inches long! Keep growin peanut :)

More awesome news... Brielle is now back on the nasal cannula so we can see her beautiful face again! No more huge CPAP stuff covering her whole face :)

Thanks for reading! More updates to come :)

Growth Spurt!

Little Miss Brielle isn't so little anymore. She had an amazing growth spurt overnight that put the nurses in disbelief, having to reweigh her 4 times! Brielle gained 100 grams overnight, so she is now 3 pounds 6 ounces! She will be 4 pounds before we know it. She looks like such a big girl wearing clothes now! I'll add some pictures of her new outfit.

So I was looking at the pictures from the day she was born, and comparing them to her now... it's crazy to think that is the same little baby! The 1 pound 10 ounce 11.881 inch long baby girl is now 3 pounds 6 ounces and 14.75 inches long! Before long, we will have a little girl crawling around and getting into everything. I can't wait for that day! I dream of the day she gets to leave the hospital and go home for the first time ever. That day will be here before we know it!

Thanks for reading! I hope you are still enjoying my blog! :)

Cutie Patootie!

Today is the first official day Miss B got to wear clothes! She is wearing the cutest little outfit that is NICU friendly so it isn't a pain in the butt to wear with her wires and stuff. I will post a couple of pictures that I stole from Jean's Facebook! ;) Sorry for those of you that are unable to see them on my blog due to reading it on your smartphones!

So... Brielle has been such a good girl lately! She hasn't had a spell (where she forgets to breathe) in 3 days! She is also now 14.75 inches long... and 3 pounds 2 ounces!

I think that is about all the updates I have for now....

Thanks for reading!!

3 pounds!!!

Guess who is 3 pounds today?!?! That's right.... Brielle Leeann! Man this little girl just keeps growing and growing. :) She is impressing her family, that's for sure!!!

She has been at 21 and 22% oxygen which is AWESOME because 21% is what we breathe! She is now getting 23ml of food every 3 hours. Little piggy ;) No wonder why she is gaining weight, I would too if I were eating every 3 hours! :)

I am just so super excited that Miss B finally hit 3 pounds! Grow baby, grow! She's getting closer and closer to coming home! <3

Also, over 700 page views now! WOOO! :)

Thanks for reading! :)