How old am I?

Tomorrow morning at 2:57am, Nina will be one week old... sort of. For a while, Nina is actually going to have two ages: her birth age and her gestational age. Her birth age is dated from April 2, 2010. Her gestational age is dated from her due date - June 23, 2010! So tomorrow morning she will be one week old AND she will have the physical maturity of a 29 week + 5 day old baby in utero. Likewise, when we celebrate her 1st birthday on April 2, 2011, she will probably be about 3 months shy of the developmental maturity of a one year old. Many preemies catch up to their birth age peers in the first few years of life, but we'll have to watch her progress closely.

The doctors just finished morning rounds, so here's today's news: Nina's bilirubin is up slightly, but they're not concerned since she's pooping regularly. Her weight is up 40 grams from yesterday! This is her first time gaining weight since birth - it's naturally for babies to lose weight in the first few days. She's up to 13 cc's of mommy's milk per feeding (every 3 hours)... so hopefully she'll start to fatten up!