April bought a little hat for Camilla.

We've been spending several hours each day just holding Camilla. She sleeps a lot.

Mommy turns beer into baby food.

Smile!

Please hold still while I take a picture, Camilla.

Grandma and Grandpa. (maybe I should have asked them to say "cheese")

The ICU can be very sad and very scary. This week I saw two of Camilla's former roommates moved into private rooms for their final goodbyes.

Camilla

Monday was a big day for Camilla. She's off the CPAP (no more face mask), on full feeds (23 ml every 3 hours), and they removed the last of her IV lines.

Holding on.

We also made a little birthday hat for her. If you're wondering why I'm not wearing a shirt, it's because we're doing "kangaroo care". It seems to work well.

The big 3-0. Today was Camilla's birthday and she turned 30 days old. She also turned 30 weeks "adjusted gestational age"; now she's just 10 weeks short of "full term". April made this nice sign to celebrate.

Camilla was born over four weeks ago, and today we heard her cry for the first time. Her endotracheal tube prevented her from making any sounds while on the ventilator.

Closeup

Back off the ventilator. This time it was planned, and they loaded her up with caffeine to help prevent apnea. She's doing well.