The doctor told us today that Kinley has accomplished both goals that are needed before she has her second surgery!  She needed to reach 3 kilos (6lbs 6 oz) which she did last night by weighing in at 6 lbs 7 oz and her esophagus needed to be under 10mm away from her stomach... she's at 8mm!  She is cat napping and playing all day, and sleeping long hours at night!  The nurse told us she slept 5 hours straight the other night...  I'm not sad to say that I missed out on the sleepless nights of parenthood!
Dr. Kashen said that we will talk about surgery dates next week after he does her stretching.  Prayers for a sooner than later date and a fast recovery!  Now that her personality is coming out I am even more excited to take her home... I practically climb into her crib sometimes trying to snuggle her.

Also please pray for the other families that are in the NICU.  Most are in and out in a couple days which is great!  There are two other families here with babies that will be here for longer than Kinley.  I can't even imagine the stress of adding more time to our stay, so please pray for them too.  The babies names are Daniel and Mia...

Words can't convey they gratitude that we have for all of your prayers and support.  We wouldn't have been able to get through this with a positive attitude if it wasn't for all of you...  We are so blessed to have you in our lives!
 
Amanda Snyder