NICU, day 47

Tonight was one of the best nights i have EVER had in the NICU. We got there and the first thing we see is our baby's beautiful face with NO OXYGEN!! She is completely off of oxygen and did not have any de-sats today at all. They are now offering her a bottle for every other feed and she is actually taking feeds that way. Tonight while we were they i was able to bottle feed her and she took 30 of her 40mL feed by mouth. They didn't even gavage (her feeding tube) the last 10mL because they said that she ate until she was full and then fell asleep. She did amazing. That is the most she has ever taken by mouth and I got to be the one to do it! Such an amazing feeling. Avery is now what they call a "feeder/grower", she is only in the NICU now so that she can learn to take all her feeds by mouth. We are now seeing light at the end of the tunnel and it feels so damn good. I cannot wait to have both of my babies together with me at the same time! I am on a complete mommy high right now.