Contest Deadline and Passion

Thanks to everyone who submitted answers to our "name her head-size" challenge! Tonight at 11:59pm the clock stops, so if you haven't emailed Joe or posted your answer...get to it!

This morning Maria's weight is up another ounce! She actually gained 50 grams yesterday...almost 2 ounces! Her blood test came back looking very good, meaning her oxygen levels are good. We are now awaiting the Doc's decision about what to do with her CPAP (begin sprinting again with the cannula or not, etc...)

I had the chance to talk to Rachael Bede yesterday. She's my cousin who delivered her twins at 33 weeks. Among many good things she had to say, I wanted to share what she said about her little Bernadette. Apparently, the nurses commented to her in the NICU how loud Detta's cry was, and what a fighter she was as a preemie. Rachael said that she can see now that Detta is 3 yrs old (I believe), how her personality remains the same from her preemie days...Detta is a very passionate little girl.

I had to laugh at this, because the nurses say the exact same thing about Maria! They say that they can hear her cry from inside her isolate all the way on the other side of the NICU and that she's fiesty and spunky! I'm curious to see if Maria will stay that way. I would love if Maria turns out to have the same passion and spunk as Bernadette. Detta is such a wonderful little girl!