Diana Marie Weeks

Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers, they all must have worked because we are all doing better than expected! Everyday gets better for me with my pain and aside from standing up and walking I am really not in much pain. I have a ton of staples in my stomach which are not fun but that is my only complaint, which is remarkable. I am no longer hooked up to anything and they think I should be able to go home tomorrow.

Diana is doing well and only has a feeding tube in. She is off all oxygen assistance, she is no longer under heat lamps and her IV has been taken out. She is doing GREAT feeding but she just tuckers out too quickly and they are holding her to pretty high standards of eating, 35 ml a feeding every 3 hours, so the feeding tube helps get the rest of her food in her belly. She has already nursed 3 times now and I am producing milk for her which I am very happy about. We don't know when she will be able to go home yet as she still needs more practice with the eating.

Big brother Jonathan is very proud of his sister and likes to kiss her on her head and "pet" her. He colored her a picture today which is now hanging on her wall near her crib.

Diana Marie Weeks was born at 1:18 pm on Wednesday May 11th. She weighed 5 lbs 13.5 ounces and was 19 inches long.