Taken this morning by Michelle... Just hanging out. We stared at each other for about 20 minutes before she passed out, then I did. Our little monkey is pretty awesome...

Mazie's home today!

We had a great time giving her another bath. She's eating well, but right now, at 12 midnight, when Ma, and Dad are starting to get sleepy after such a long day, she's decided she's not tired at all, and is quite fussy.

Oh well, we knew it was going to be like this... and even though it's rather rough, and she's setting our schedule right now, we're gonna get through it together. It's just awesome having her home.

Earlier today, she fell asleep sitting on my chest as I was burping her. It's weird having something that feels so comfortable around you that it just passes out in your hands. Weird, but pretty awesome.

Mazie's coming home tomorrow...

Not much else I can say! Can't wait!

Mazie is now on Ad-lib feeds, which means she eats when she 'asks' for it. She's got the tube out of her nose finally too. Nurses are saying that as long as everything continues this way she'll be home with us within a week.

She's doing awesome!

Mazie is kickin' ass, and takin' names. She's nippling most of her feeds the whole way now. The nurses are beginning to talk about 'ad lib' feeding, which means rather than force her to eat every 3 hours, they feed her when she's acting hungry, just as we would at home. It's just about the final step before what the call 'rooming in', which is basically spending the night in a room at the hospital with her. The nurse we spoke with today puts it at max two weeks. That particular nurse has worked in the NICU for 25+ years... so we're putting some stock in what she's saying.

Mazie's also over 5 pounds now. She's a little piggy!