Emilia, 2 months and 3 weeks old

Emilia's length is about 59cm. Her weight is just under 6kg (13 lb). She has gained 1 kg (2.2 lb) since she came home 1 month ago.

She now wants to be picked up and held all the time. She doesn't go to sleep unless she's held. There was a time when she happily fell sleep after eating, but now she gets cranky and cries when she's sleepy. She has a lot of cat naps during the day.

Emilia now plays with her hands. She started to lift her hands and bring them to her eyes, nose, and mouth. She is not yet holding her toys but her hands are reaching out and brushing against them. I would say she's "learning" about her hands now.

And I know nobody will believe us but she said "mama." Yeah, I know she wasn't actually calling me but she said something very very close to "mama" when she and I were having some convesation. A very touching and emotional moment even though I know she was just cooing.

Pictures from Nov 22
*She kind of looks like me when I was a baby... but everyone agrees on that she looks like her daddy*

Went to Chest Clinic at SickKids

We went to the Chest Clinic at SickKids yesterday for a checkup on Emilia's breathing, lungs, and oxygen requirements. The nurse practitioner and the doctor both were amazed by Emilia's growth and also they said her breathing looks fine and her chest sounds clear. I think they were expecting to see a small ex-prem who was laboriously breathing with and without the oxygen nasal cannula. They said the most important things for these babies are 1)feeding/growing and 2)cardiac. Since Emilia does not concern them with these two things, they said I could start to wean her off oxygen, little by little. When she finally reaches a time when she's completely off oxygen during the day, I have to call the clinic and let them know so that they can assess her at that time. It's a a good news because I was initially told that they would not attempt to wean during the colds/RSV season. Now everything depends on how well Emilia tolerates. When she's ready, she's ready and she is going to let us know.