Tiny
Tiny, photo by Harold Davis. View this photo larger.
This is another photo of Katie Rose in kangaroo care on Phyllis yesterday.
Seeing Phyllis hold Katie brought home to me just how very tiny she is. When I said this to the NICU nurse, the nurse said, “She’s tiny, but she doesn’t know she’s tiny, and we’re not telling her!”
Yay, Katie Rose! Way to go.
[Nikon D300, 18-200mm VR zoom lens at 150mm (225mm in 35mm terms), 1/13 of a second at f/5.6 and ISO 2000, handheld, image stabilization engaged.]
June 3rd, 2008 at 6:37 pm
[...] hands are tiny, mobile, expressive, and elegant. Each hand is a perfectly formed minature. Katie Rose gesticulates [...]
July 1st, 2008 at 5:54 am
[...] growing. She’s over 3 pounds 9 ounces. She’s got some pudge and is a far cry from the tiny little thing of only a few weeks [...]
September 18th, 2008 at 12:36 pm
[...] At the pediatrician yesterday, Katie Rose weighed in at nine pounds and seven ounces. This is up a pound since her last visit two weeks ago. Katie Rose is gaining roughly an ounce a day. She is definitely a chunk, amazing considering that she started out so tiny. [...]
October 21st, 2008 at 12:12 pm
[...] much to tell. Carrying Katie Rose is like carrying a normal two-month-old, and it is easy to forget how small she once was, and what a miracle she is. I feel blessed every time I see the intelligence behind her [...]