Update April 4

Eleanor continues to make progress.

Loving my new sleep position

Today Emily and I got to the hospital and we found Eleanor on her tummy sound asleep. That is a first for her. She is always on her back. She was just beautiful. Her arms were extended over her head just sound asleep. She is resting much better probably due to more milk which means a full stomach. Today she was taking 7.5 ml of milk every hour for 6 hours. That is up from yesterday which was 6 ml an hour.

Resting on my tummy

Tonight was Emily's turn to kangaroo, and Eleanor just slept the entire time. She got a lot of kisses from her daddy and her MaMare (Mary, Emily's mom) was able to give her kisses too. Also when we first got to her bed we noticed she did not have an iv any more. Her mama hates ivs so she is so happy Eleanor does not have to go through that pain anymore! Right now only a feeding tube, heart rate monitors, and oxygen saturation monitor on her foot. She is much more comfortable and able to move her arms more freely. Nothing weighing her down.
She gained only a small amount of weight today. She is still 2 lbs 5 ounces but she did put on 14 grams. It is crazy to think that she gains grams. She is very strong.  It is hard to reposition her.  If she does not want her leg or arm moved it takes a lot of effort to move them. I think she would be a contender in the 2 lbs weight class.


She is still breathing on her own which is great.

Ugh.. The noise

Kangaroo with mama, Look no IV

Today Eleanor was put on the grid. After three days of trying we finally got her birth certificate. Her official name is Eleanor Lynne Birtel.  After a revision I went from Roberto back to Robert. Next... a social security card.


-Robert