Once we got Kirsten home, she stopped choking altogether. She came home at 4lbs 10oz and acting like a normal newborn baby, although still quite small.
Kirsten 2 weeks after coming home. Still gaining and growing.
October 15, 1999
At 6 months (4 months gestation), she weighs 8lbs 6oz and still looks like a newborn. Her reflux has gone away but now we are conserned with her hearing. Its seems that some premies develope hearing loss from being in the isolets for such a long time. She is acting and playing like a 4 month old baby and is just beginning to sleep through the night. She has outgrown her premie and is now into newborn and 0-3 month cloths. She likes to talk alot and seems to want everyone around her to listen to what she is saying.
Kirsten sitting on Grandma's lap
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