Emilia was born at a gestational age when most babies start to open their eyes (in the womb). Earlier than that, babies' eyes are fused shut. Emilia's eyes were not fused when she was born. At first, she occasionally opened one of her eyes (left one). For some reason, she didn't really open the other eye until a week after she was born.
Recently, in the past week, she opens her eyes more often and is more alert. She curiously looks around and blinks. She can't really turn her head around and see yet. She just rolls her eyes to check her surroundings and sometimes fixes her eyes on one object, usually the breathing tube that goes into her nose. I wonder if she can really see anything yet. Supposedly she can't but the way she checks the surrounding, I feel like she is able to see something. Yesterday when I was holding her on my chest, the nurse told me that she was looking up and staring at me. When I am with Emilia, I am really curious what she's thinking, what she's dreaming about, and what she's looking.
Emilia was born on May 31, 2011, at 25 weeks and 5 days in gestational age. She came home on October 21, 2011 after spending 143 days in the hospital. Today she's a thriving, happy baby who continues to amaze us every single day. This blog records the journey of our miracle baby.
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