She is having more rice cereal in the breast milk and it is filling her tummy up faster... more volume
it took her a few feedings to get used to the heavier milk, but she is doing well now.
Cell Phone shots:
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| hahahahahahahahahahaaaa! |
Sunday, June 5, 2011
June 5, 2011
After two days at 4 pounds, Eleanor made it to 4 lbs 1 oz.
She is having more rice cereal in the breast milk and it is filling her tummy up faster... more volume
it took her a few feedings to get used to the heavier milk, but she is doing well now.
Cell Phone shots:
She is having more rice cereal in the breast milk and it is filling her tummy up faster... more volume
it took her a few feedings to get used to the heavier milk, but she is doing well now.
Cell Phone shots:
Saturday, June 4, 2011
June 3, 2011
Today Eleanor did it!! FOUR POUNDS!!!
We are so proud of her!
We completed our infant cpr class this morning. We are now certified until she is one year old. After that -there is a different technique so we will go back and complete the toddler class in a year. We feel confident now.
Eleanor had her hearing exam today and all is well. She passed. Tonight we met with a pediatric gastroenterologist. We discussed Eleanor's reflux issues and ways we can attempt to control it and make it more comfortable for her. We are going to continue to see the ped. gastr. as Eleanor grows older. The doctor believes that Eleanor will suffer from reflux for another 6 months to a year.
All for now. off to bed!
We are so proud of her!
We completed our infant cpr class this morning. We are now certified until she is one year old. After that -there is a different technique so we will go back and complete the toddler class in a year. We feel confident now.
Eleanor had her hearing exam today and all is well. She passed. Tonight we met with a pediatric gastroenterologist. We discussed Eleanor's reflux issues and ways we can attempt to control it and make it more comfortable for her. We are going to continue to see the ped. gastr. as Eleanor grows older. The doctor believes that Eleanor will suffer from reflux for another 6 months to a year.
All for now. off to bed!
Thursday, June 2, 2011
June 1, 2011
Eleanor gained grams, but she still needs 14 more grams to be 4 lbs. She is on her way!
The doctors moved her back into our little room. When I walked in and asked where she was the doctor said now that she is in the bassinet everyone can hear her loud 'hungry cry.' She was waking up all the other babies so they moved her back in her room... ha.
Eleanor had her two month vaccinations. She screamed during each of the three shots, but in between the shots she was perfectly content. The shots gave her a slight fever and they told me that she would feel pain. I stayed with her and held her while she got her fever. She was so precious. I gave her a bottle but she only took 15 ml before starting to feel bad. As she started to feel better she got really hungry. She took the rest of the bottle very well.
The doctors are now mixing rice cereal into the breast milk. Eleanor loves it! It is adding calories to her feedings and making the milk heavier - easier for her to keep it down.
One of the nurses told me that she is going to miss Eleanor when she goes home... little hint that maybe it will be soon!
-Emily
The doctors moved her back into our little room. When I walked in and asked where she was the doctor said now that she is in the bassinet everyone can hear her loud 'hungry cry.' She was waking up all the other babies so they moved her back in her room... ha.
Eleanor had her two month vaccinations. She screamed during each of the three shots, but in between the shots she was perfectly content. The shots gave her a slight fever and they told me that she would feel pain. I stayed with her and held her while she got her fever. She was so precious. I gave her a bottle but she only took 15 ml before starting to feel bad. As she started to feel better she got really hungry. She took the rest of the bottle very well.
The doctors are now mixing rice cereal into the breast milk. Eleanor loves it! It is adding calories to her feedings and making the milk heavier - easier for her to keep it down.
One of the nurses told me that she is going to miss Eleanor when she goes home... little hint that maybe it will be soon!
-Emily
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| Back in my old room... but in my new bed |
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| sleepy |
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| being comforted after my shots. |
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| In my duckies from Mary Rose. Another perfect fit for my teeny body! |
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| Close up - I love my polka-dot cap from Aunt Lynne. |
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
May 31, 2011
Eleanor is 3 pounds and 15 ounces today! She is just one little ounce away from four pounds! She maintained her temperature in the bassinet over night and she put on an ounce... she is doing great! The doctors moved us out of our special room into the main room. She can socialize with her friends again. She is still super alert and her eyes are bigger and brighter. I think she will keep her blue eyes like her mama. Everything else about her is all Robert.
Eleanor also gave all the doctors and nurses more chocolates. They are really appreciative.
We are in a celebrating mood at home. We have had so much positive change lately that we decided to open Champagne! Cheers!
-Emily
Eleanor also gave all the doctors and nurses more chocolates. They are really appreciative.
We are in a celebrating mood at home. We have had so much positive change lately that we decided to open Champagne! Cheers!
-Emily
Monday, May 30, 2011
May 30, 2011
Today we received a call from the NICU at about 10:00 am which is makes all kinds of things come to mind. But this was a good call, they asked us to bring clothes for baby girl because they put her in her step 3 bed. The last phase! Now we just hope that she can regulate her temp well so she can stay in her new bed.
We were so excited to get this call and then Emily's mind went racing and she just couldn't figure out what to dress her in.
We made it to the NICU just in time for her feeding. We finished the feeding and then the nurse said it was time to change her "pamper," and put on a fresh outfit. Changing the pamper was not so bad but getting Eleanor into the pj's was not easy. After 15 min of getting feet and arms in we finally buttoned up the clothes and as the last button snapped, a fresh smell came from the pamper. She made a poopie.
Hopefully we will get better at dressing her.
She is also getting bigger. Now 3 lbs 14 ounces.
-Robert
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| Mommy seeing me in my new bed for the first time! |
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| I love kisses from Daddy. He can reach me so much better in this bed. |
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| 3 pounds and 14 ounces |
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| New Bed. Old Bed. Swaddled tightly like a burrito. |
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| It's now so easy to move me from my bed to your arms |
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| Thank you, Mary Rose Ranger, for sending your old preemie clothes! They fit me perfectly! |
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| Look how big I look!!! |
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| Please may I have my Pacifier! |
May 29, 2011
After a few days of being stuck around 3 lbs 10 oz and 3 lbs 11 oz, Eleanor reached 3 lbs 12 oz.
When we walked into the nicu, Eleanor was sitting at the nurses desk chatting with all the nurses.. She was being held and being fed by one of the nurses who had taken her with her to the desk... so adorable!
We took her back to her room and Robert finished feeding her. She spit up a lot, but we handled it well.
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| going... |
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| ...going... |
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| ...gone |
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| Daddy likes feeding me on his lap. |
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| The doctors tell my parents that I am the best eater in the nicu |
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| I love resting on Daddy |
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| so cozy |
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| Sweet Smile |
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
May 24, 2011
Eleanor is now 3 pounds 11 ounces!!!!
She looks bigger and much more filled out! the doctors tell us that she is one of the best eaters in the nicu! She is still battling with reflux, but they tell us it is getting better. Some days we see a lot of it and other days we don't... It is very frustrating and very scary. We will feel better about it after taking the CPR class this week.
Eleanor had the second in her series of eye exams today. her first exam showed normal, correct development of her retna and veins in the eyes. The second exam is exactly like the first. She will continue with the testing until the opthomologist is satisfied that irregular growth of the veins is not a possibility.
Fotos en la mañana.
She looks bigger and much more filled out! the doctors tell us that she is one of the best eaters in the nicu! She is still battling with reflux, but they tell us it is getting better. Some days we see a lot of it and other days we don't... It is very frustrating and very scary. We will feel better about it after taking the CPR class this week.
Eleanor had the second in her series of eye exams today. her first exam showed normal, correct development of her retna and veins in the eyes. The second exam is exactly like the first. She will continue with the testing until the opthomologist is satisfied that irregular growth of the veins is not a possibility.
Fotos en la mañana.
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