Baby Addelyn

My cousin Leslie and her husband Deric were expecting their first child mid July.  However, 5 weeks ago Leslie's water broke and she went into labor 9 weeks early.  They were able to hold Leslie's delivery off by one week in the hospital.

So we payed her a visit in the hospital.  Here are the girls sitting in bed with her.  Leslie is Gentry's Godmother!

A week later their baby was taken by emergency c-section.  They didn't know the sex so it was a surprise!  They were hoping for a girl...........and it was!!! 

Baby Addelyn Reese was born on Friday the 13th!!!! She was 8 weeks early weighing 3lbs 4oz with the cord wrapped around her neck and body. She has done very well since birth.  She has needed no help breathing!!!

Today she is 4 weeks old.  She is weighing around 5 lbs!!! Yea!!!  She will get to go home once she conquers the task of eating out of a bottle/breastfeeding.  She still has some apnea episodes too so they would like that to diminish as well.

Wednesday I wasn't busy for the first couple of hours at work so I was able to go up to the hospital to see her!!!  She has graduated from the incubator to a crib.  Which is a huge deal.  She can be held whenever. Where as before it was only at feeding times due to her temperature needing to be stabilized. The tube coming our of her nose is her feeding tube.  You can see why it would be taped to her cheek.  Even when they are this little they hate it!  She has ripped it out before.

Here is a pic of her mommy feeding her

Her monitor

I got to hold her too!  She was so wide awake the whole time.  And I swear she was giving me smiles......it may also have had something to do with that fact that she was having some gas!

Hopefully by the beginning of July, or before, she will be home!!!

Congrats Leslie and Deric on your beautiful baby girl!