11 pounds!

Niko is now 11 lbs 5.5 oz to be exact.  She’s come a long way. 

Well I've been cheating a little.  Three times a day, I give her a bottle of my expressed breastmilk with added formula.  I mix one scoop of formula to 80ml of my milk.  Initially I thought that was going overboard.  But the doctors were threatening to tube feed her through her stomach if she didn't gain weight.  And her pediatrician recommended adding formula to my milk.  So I'm giving it a shot.  I started with one bottle a day and slowly increased it.  She's definitely plumped up and she finally has cheeks.  I'm really enjoying her new soft rounder look.  She looks and feels like a solid baby now.  She used to feel so fragile and limp.    

Let’s show off some of the things she can do now.  I know that these milestones are no big deal for “normal” babies.  But for Niko, each movement is huge progress.  I’m so proud of her. 

She can transfer toys from one hand to the other.

She can roll to her right side from her back. 

She no longer looks like a rubber chicken.    

You've come a long way baby!