Caterpillar Monday

Just so you know, we take a picture of Charlotte with her caterpillar every Monday. It might not make it to the blog on Monday, but we do take it every Monday. Or that is our goal.....what do they say about good intentions? Anyway, I digress, Charlotte weighed in at 1300 grams last night and measured 38.9 centimeters, or 2 pounds 14 ounces and 15.2 inches. Growing, growing, growing. Also, since I am posting late today, we already know that she weighed in tonight at 1330 grams, a mere 30 grams from 3 pounds even. A very merry Christmas will be a consistent 3 + pound weight recording. Fingers crossed.

In other news, much to Charlotte's chagrin, we are exactly at the in between point of weaning and not weaning from the automated warming system. Some days she runs too hot to have the warming system on and other days she doesn't keep her temp up with just the fan maintaining a constant air temperature for her. So that means, some days with clothes and other days without, after she packs on a few more grams we won't have the back and forth. Also, we were told today that Miss C is slated for a big move to the 8th floor, true NICU 2, and that is should happen by the end of the week, BUT, it is a holiday and we may have to wait due to "logistics" and staffing. The 8th floor is the holy grail for parents, private rooms for each bundle of joy. If your neighbor is a screaming, squealing, never content baby, you don't care, because there is a wall between you, not 24 inches of carpet. Yes, Charlotte's current neighbor is not the best bunk mate and Aaron and I have had our fill of it.

Aaron calls this her Hans Solo picture, "She's dead asleep"....