Sunday

We arrived at miss Olivia's castle room around 2pm today. Olivia was very alert, as it was just about her 2p feeding. She's been getting really good about waking up before feeding time, so that is a positive thing! Phil did her feeding this time and she took about 20cc before deciding to just smile, stick out her tongue (one of her new favorite things) and nod off. She then napped in daddy's arms while she received the rest of her feeding through her ng tube.
The nurse said that Olivia has been doing about 15-20cc throughout the day before receiving the rest through her tube. Since she isn't taking any more, they kept her at the same volume as the previous few days (25 by bottle and 20 by ng). Olivia is 5 pounds 2 ounces today, so at least she's staying above that 5 pound mark.
For her 5p feeding, we tried breast feeding again and she took 14cc this time, so a little bit more than yesterday. We continue to remain hopefully that one of these days, it will just 'click' and she'll start eating everything at each feeding and we'll get to that magic 40 mark. After that feeding, it was snuggle time with mommy for an hour :)

This morning in church, the congregation lifted us up in prayer and I had to hold back tears. It is just the most amazing feeling to be prayed for by so many people and we are and will continue to be so very thankful. We are also blessed in the fact that this week, the swim team has offered to bring us meals three times a week for the next 4 weeks. While this situation is difficult and there are days when I just feel exhausted and emotional, there are the supportive texts, Facebook messages, phone calls, cards and so much more that let us know that we're not alone.