Khloe update days 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, and 77....getting closer all the time!

Well once again I'm sorry for the long wait between posts. I had a week off from work so I got very sidetracked spending time with Khloe and Shelbie. Khloe is getting so big and cute. She is doing better than ever. She is still on 1 liter on her high flow nasal canula and we've been told that's what she'll stay on until just before she goes home. She is still learning to breastfeed and it's a slow process, but she'll get it eventually. Breastfeeding is all we are really waiting on to take her home, well that and waiting for her eyes to develop, so it's all pretty much up to her when we go home. I just hope it's not too much longer. Her eyes have gotten worse. They were in Stage 1 and Zone 2, but this week they are in Stage 2 and Zone 2, so I hope that doesn't mean a longer stay. If we could just keep her oxygen at a good level her eyes would get better, but she has these desaturations so they turn her oxygen up and then she's high, so I hope it get's figured out soon. She is getting 39 mL of milk and she is still gaining weight like a champ. They have even had to start giving her formula because she is eating so much and she runs out of breastmilk. As of tonight she weighs 4 lbs 13 oz, that is 7 oz up from 6 days ago when I posted last. For the last couple weeks the NICU has been taking summer pictures of the babies that are off the ventilators with them dressed in cute summer clothes and this week Khloe got hers taken and it is way cute. She is in a little hula skirt with a bow in her hair. I was hoping to get them posted tonight, but found out Shelbie accidentally took them to Ephraim with her so I will get them on here as soon as possible. She is doing so good and making her mommy and daddy proud. It was really great having a week off. We did a lot of shopping at yard sales and the D.I. and kid to kid. We got a lot of cute books for Khloe, including a lot of Disney princess books and we also got her a lot of cute outfits, but the best part of my time off was snuggling my daughter. It's amazing how nothing else in the world matters when I have her laying on my chest. It just makes everything right in the world and nothing can get me down. I love that little girl so much and I can't wait to take her home. That's about it for now so check back soon. Thanks for all the love and prayers.