Hey all – you’ve not heard from me because there hasn’t been much to report. We feed, we love, we push through the hard nights when she’s fussy and revel in the luxury of a few hours of sleep when she’s sleeping.

But it’s my pleasure to announce that as the feedings continue, our girl has continued to gain weight and is now hovering right at six pounds. Dr. Weinhouse has informed us that Julia has responded very well to the cocktail of Digoxin, Lasix and Aldactone and expects that the drug therapy will continue to be successful for the foreseeable future. Her muscle control is improving and she’s regularly lifting her head; and best of all (at least from my perspective) her cheeks are starting to fill out and she’s getting creases in those little chicken legs of hers!

Getting her to the optimal weight for surgery is going to be a tall order, requiring a five to six ounce weight gain each week. Her average is around four ounces, but her feeding is continuing to become more efficient – especially with the new bottle system that Jocelyn’s friends on babycenter.com recommended. Our prayer for her is that the feedings continue to go well and our little girl gains the weight that she needs to go into the surgery strong.

And in the meantime, our Julia is going to be seeing the business end of a bottle pretty darn regularly!