The helmet is off :)
Yep, the helmet is gone since a day or two, they also took off her IV and PICC, and she gained over a pound already. Things are going well with the little one.. she even wears clothes these days, she starts to look more like a baby this way 
Isabella still has a tube going to her nose for air. The airflow is off, but it is out of precaution so that, when they need to give her extra oxygen, they can easily give it to her also. There are actually two tubes going to her nose since today as her feeding tube is now going through her nose so that Isabella cannot easily pull the tube out of her stomach (she is very lively and she loves to grab things, and when it was in her mouth, it was very easy for her to pull it out).
Isabella is also allowed to get outside the isolette longer when we are there. I had her for a very long time in my arms yesterday, and today it was Michelle’s turn, we kind of take turns with each other. Isabella mostly does have to wear a hat when we she comes out of the isolette, but that looks pretty cute on her 
Fortunately there’s only good news to tell when it is about Isabella, and that is a very good thing I think. I can ensure you that it is not always good news on the NICU floor. When you are there for a couple of hours, you can easily hear and see some of the things on the other baby’s and, no, that is not always good news.. sometimes I feel a bit guilty towards those people because I am happy that Isabella is doing really well. But oh well, those things happen, I know that too.
Anyways, we have a few new pictures to show you of Isabella without a helmet, while wearing clothes haha. You know, I wonder if Isabella is the only one getting clothes (the clothes are coming from the hospital, by the way), I haven’t seen any other baby’s in clothes anyways. Oh well, doesn’t matter, it looks pretty cute I think
Jeroen, ik smelt gewoon bij het zien van julllie schattige (en kranige!!!) meid!
En ja, het zal best wel erg zijn wat je daar rondom je ziet. Maar bij de geboorte van je dochter mag je eventjes egoistisch zijn en volop genieten van het feit dat het heel goed gaat met haar! Het is jullie van harte gegund!