Reese Gabrielle Schaaf – 5 lbs. 11 oz. 19 ½”

Reese Gabrielle is the most beautiful gift from God.  Her middle name, Gabrielle, means, “God is my Strength.”  This fits her perfectly.  She has proven herself to all of the doctors for a week now.  The neonatologist initially thought that my due date was off when he first looked at her.  He thought she seemed more like a 34 week old baby, not a 36 week old.  They started breathing treatments right away to help with the fluid on her lungs.  When I saw her for the first time after surgery, she had a feeding tube, an IV for antibiotics, and numerous cords connected to her petite frame.  Every single day she has proven her strength.  She is a champ at nursing, so they never ended up using her feeding tube.  She did not have an infection like they thought, so she did not need her antibiotics, and her lungs are working perfectly.  The doctor now believes, maybe the due date wasn’t off after all.  On Friday, they decided to start phototherapy to help with her jaundice.  After 2 days of sunbathing, her biliruben levels are down.  As long as she maintains her current levels, she will be heading home tomorrow!  Yay!  We are so excited!  Reese loves to eat, sleep and hang out in her premie clothes that are too short J.  They fit her perfectly around her body, but her long legs tend to poke out of the bottom.  I can’t WAIT for her to wear all of her adorable clothes as she grows.