Update April 5

Eleanor is still doing wonderfully.


Yesterday was the first day back to work for Daddy so Mama and MaMare went to visit Eleanor at lunch. Emily was asked if she wanted to kangaroo hold Eleanor, but Emily said that it's Robert's turn and that he can only visit at night.  The nurse said that she was about to start a round of feeding for Eleanor and that it is important that Eleanor start to associate feeding with Emily.  Emily kangarooed and Daddy will get to hold her tomorrow!

Dramatic Baby

The visits are not as eventful as they were in the beginning.  Now that Eleanor has increased her feedings she sleeps a lot!  I talk about her like she is old and she has only been around for 11 days. She eats, gets a full tummy, and then sleeps - just what she needs. Although at the night time visit she was moving more, opened her eyes, and gave us some great squeezes on our fingers. She woke up towards the end... she was hungry.   

She is still taking 7.5 ml of milk for 6 hours, however the nurse said they were going to change the feeding schedule today. Eleanor will be eating on a "full-term" baby's schedule.  She will be eating 20 ml of breast milk every three hours.   We will have to wait to see the difference. She did not put on weight. She is still 2lbs 5 ounces.


We have noticed that her hair continues to grow.  I dare say it is getting longer and fuller.

Feeling really relaxed

Even though she is moving less she is still amazing and we can just sit there and watch her for the whole two hours.


It is so funny; every time she makes a sound it is the cutest sound we have ever heard.  If she moves her leg we have to take a picture.  The cliches about new parents are true!


We are so in love with her!  
-Robert