Weekend Roundup

Good evening, All,

Team Beatrice apologizes for blogging so erratically recently. M&D's weekend was devoted to crib assembly, shelf installation (thanks, J), and, of course, seeing Bea..

Thanks so much to everyone who has showered Bea and her parents with such lovely gifts and thoughts. Thanks also to the staff of the Arlington Free Clinic for thinking of us and for their very generous gift. You are All the best.

Beatrice Update:

Bea had been making such great progress that we were sure she'd be home by the end of this week. As of Sunday, she was up to six bottle feeds a day, and eight seemed just around the corner. She was also weened to just a teeny tiny amount of O2 as of this morning. However, the Little One just didn't have the energy to wake up for a bottle this afternoon, so we may need a little more time to build up our strength again. We hoped that she would be home within days, but nobody's going to rush a girl who's worked so hard to get where she is now. If she needs a respite, she can have it.

This afternoon, Mommy dropped off little presents for Bea's main NICU nurses. We owe them so much, but nursing scrub tops with little bees on them, and our eternal gratitude, will have to suffice. While gifts from parents are sort of frowned upon in the NICU, we just couldn't resist a little keepsake.

All the best,

Team Beatrice (Ian)