5 weeks old...I can hardly believe it. Some days it feels like she was born yesterday and other days it feels like a lifetime ago.

Azriel is up to 4lbs 12.8oz and is still getting 2 bottles a day.

She got a blood transfusion yesterday...which freaked me out a little bit. We were told that this is normal once they have been in the NICU for a while. They do a lot of bloodwork and preemies have a hard time making red blood cells so they eventually need a bit of a boost.

When Chris and I got to the hospital this morning she was awake and alert and she finished her bottle in 15 minutes. After she finished eating she was looking for more food till her next feeding at noon. She also did not require any extra oxygen while I was feeding her, which is a first. After seeing how good she is doing I feel much better about the transfusion. She apparently needed it.

Ashley and Lexi are doing really well. Ashley is taking horseback riding lessons with a lady from church once a week and she absolutely LOVES it. Lexi is just Lexi...100 miles an hour all day long until she crashes. They are both ready for their sister to come home.

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers we feel them!!

Lisa