Addi is 5 days old!

Today was a fairly good day. Addi is now in an enclosed bassinet, an isolette. This is a step up for her, she was in an open bassinet (open table warmer) until last night. They keep them in the open ones when they are more critical and may require quick access from the medical staff. The enclosed bed allows her body temp to stay more consistent and encourages better growth. She is still at the same weight, but is now taking 14 cc's of milk per feeding.

Dink (Eric's dad) and Yaya (Eric's mom) have been visiting her regularly. We heard today that Dink is looking for books to read her. Papaw (Carrie's step dad) is in Houston for the next 2 weeks, but he visited her as much as he could before he had to go back. Of course, Nana visits her regularly as well. Her visitors are limited to only 6 who are on the "list", but they can't wait until she is well enough to share with everyone. The hospital also sent blankets with her scent home for the other babies (Carrie's dogs Franklin and Chica) to get used to her smell.

Carrie and Eric spent the day with Addison, and in between ran errands and took care of a few things. The church brought in dinner tonight, which was a big relief for her and Eric. It was nice to have a good home cooked meal. It's such a blessing to have the church family, we had no idea how much they would do for them. They also recieved a beautiful afghan from one of the church members. It was from an elderly lady who made it, prayed over it, and then sent it to Addison. What a wonderful gift!

Carrie and Eric can't thank everyone enough for the gifts, card, flowers and mostly the prayers they have recieved. They are overwhelmed by the love and generosity from everyone.

You can also visit this blog at http://www.addikate.com/. Thanks to Uncle Bubba (Carrie's brother) for setting this up for us.