Ansley is 5 weeks old!!

Ansley is 5 weeks old! She weighs 2lbs., 15oz. and is 15 1/2 inches long. Ansley is doing well and gaining more and more weight each day! She still has her oxygen, and is on 3 liters. She is breathing better and not as fast. I have started kangroo care (where I hold her skin to skin for 3 hours in between her feeds), and she LOVES it. She sure puts up a fight when they have to put her back in the isolete! She started lifting her head from side to side and will occasionally wiggle all around her isolete. She is so strong for her size! The doctor's ordered for her to start non-nutritive sucking tomorrow. Hopefully she will start taking a bottle next week! I am very anxious to see how she does with a bottle, she will have mommy the SLP at her disposal whenever she needs me :) I asked the doctors "When do you think she'll be able to come home" and they responded with "We don't know, but she'll have to be able to eat and breathe on her own with no events (bradycardias or desats) and gain weight while eating and breathing on her own." They estimated 4-6 weeks, but we won't know for sure until it gets closer. We are sure ready for her to be home!!! I will continue to keep you posted on her progress.