The Star

Nanette got a private room today back in the Level 2 section (luck of the draw, really, but I like to think it's because she's famous.) Gramma Cooke held her this morning while JoAnn sat nearby. Nanette heard her mom talking, so she peeked over Gramma's shoulder and smiled at JoAnn. A real smile. The first smile.

I wish I had a picture of that, but we're having challenges with the computers at the RMH as well as our digital camera.

Nanette takes about 60-70mls by bottle now and Dr. Krishnaswami and the neonatologists are talking about releasing her next week. No wonder she's smiling. You can hear the joy in JoAnn's voice when she talks about the possibility of coming home.

(By the way, the IV in her heel came out. She's finally down to just her NG (nose tube) and the little stickies that monitor her heart rate and breathing.

At 8;27 tonight, Nanette celebrates her one-month birthday. Congratulations girl! (Your father aged at least ten years in the past month.)

Mom and dad did a little spot on KPTV channel 12 (Portland's FOX news affiliate.) Nanette was busy, so she couldn't make it. That's Drew Carney, local TV personality, hiding there behind the cameraman. You can just see Drew's arm and his hat as he shoves the microphone in my face.