8/21/06 - Taylor had another ultrasound today to look at her liver. Her bilirubin levels had dropped but they recently noticed they are starting to go back up and they aren't sure why! Her feeding volumes are back up to 75cc - so far so good, but she always starts off good. Next feeding we are going to go back to fortifying the breast milk with a different formula to see how she tolerates that. If this plan fails our back up is to try feeding her every 2 hours with smaller quantities instead of every 3 like we're doing now. The results are just in, everything looked normal in the ultrasound. So we are just working on solving the feeding issues.

Taylor loves Mommy

Daddy bores Taylor

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Shirley Casey said…
Love the pictures! You even caught a little smile :o) And cute little pj's too. It sounds like smaller feedings more frequently might be a good idea. We will pray that either way they will go smoothly and that her little body will start to get the hang of this.
Have a great rest of today.
3:12 PM
Grandma Debbie said…
She looks so happy. She is already a natural in front of the camera.

Love, Grandma Debbie
3:15 PM
Anonymous said…
Cute pictures!
3:18 PM
Amanda said…
Good luck with the feedings! Once her little tummy gets a little bit bigger she'll be able to keep milk/formula down with no problems! And the doctors will find a mixture that won't upset her! It'll just take a little bit of practice!
She looks so cute up and smiling/laughing! Thanks for the pictures and the updates from the doctors! =)
4:24 PM
Amanda said…
Good luck with the feedings! Once her little tummy gets used to taking in that amount of milk/formula I'm sure it will stop coming right back up. It's good to see her up and smiling/laughing!!! =)
Thanks for keeping us updated with the doctor reports and pictures!
4:28 PM
The Fox Den said…
She is to cute!!!!
8:21 PM
Anonymous said…
Tabitha you look great - You too Kevin; however, Tabitha is the one having to get back into her clothes. Looks like you are there! I love seeing the daily pictures. Thanks for all the time you spend doing this for us.
8:40 PM
Anonymous said…
Those are some great pictures :). Seems like she's showing some personality already! It's great to see her in some of her own cute outfits. You both sound like you're holding up well with all the new things you're learning and dealing with. Keep enjoying your beautiful daughter. Praying for you all!
8:43 PM
Anonymous said…
You just make our day when we here the updates and see our little darling in the pictures. Thanks!

g grandpa and g grandma Smith
9:56 PM
Anonymous said…
Cutie-pie!!!! I want to squeeze her cheeks and make her giggle!!!!
9:58 AM
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