Holly has made it through another surgery, and she is recovering nicely. She still has a little redness around her incision but that's about it. Her eyes are doing well, and she'll receive weekly eye exams to check her progress. Above, is Holly before her surgery. She was awake and adorable, and it was hard to know that we wouldn't be able to hold her for a while. 
Jason insisted on taking this picture because it was the one good thing that happened on surgery day. There was a big mix-up of whether Holly would be getting both procedures done on the same day, or a week apart. We were very frustrated that the staff seemed unable to co-ordinate the two procedures. It's a long story, and was really no-one's fault. In the end they made it up to us by letting us wait out the surgery in this nice little room. It had a fridge stocked with lunch and goodies. Sweet! I'm not posting any pictures of Holly while she was in recovery from her surgery. She didn't have her make up on. 
Ta-dah! This beautiful sight greeted us on Friday night. No more ventilator, just the cannula (the small oxygen tubes in her nose), and a cute little outfit! She is finally maintaining her body temperature on her own, so now she can wear clothes. Aunt Isa sent some adorable preemie clothes that are made for 3-6 pounders and those outfits have been waiting patiently in Holly's drawer until now. 
Best day ever!
Here she is holding in her pacifier all by herself. She loves to nibble on it, which is a good sign that she will bottle feed well when the time comes. Her intestines are tender and it will take a while until she is able to digest as well as she was before the surgery. So bottle feeding will have to wait a while. 