She Will Amaze You

Some days it is harder to deal with Ellie being stuck in the nicu. Feeding is such an issue!
She did great, and then took two steps back, now only taking a few mils by bottle before needing the ng tube to finish the feed. :(
I looked up typical nicu stays for 32 weekers... it is like 35 days. Today is day 48. The typical length for a 28 weeker -Ellie was that size at birth- is 57 days. That is next Saturday, the 18th, and the day of my 10 year highschool reunion. Jay is off on the 14th, and we were so hoping to have her home by then.
She is huge. A nice plump 5lbs and growing. She is not even the littlest bit interested in breastfeeding, and bottlefeeding only happens with major chin and cheek support.
Just like it took forever to wean off the oxygen, I think it is going to take forever to get the feeds figured out.
Can you believe it has been seven weeks? Seven weeks at 2am... I can't.
Sigh.