Monday, January 11, 2010

Field Trip

Ella went on a field trip today to another floor in the hospital to get a hip exam. The nurses loaded her up in an isolette and she apparently enjoyed the ride, staying wide awake the entire time. This is a common exam for infants, and is a requirement for premature babies to go home (another sign that she's getting closer to discharge). The doctors just make sure that her joints weren't injured during the stressful delivery. All checked out fine.

Ella still has room for growing in the area of bottle feeding. Although she is doing fine on the bottles she does take, she only gets bottle opportunities when she is alert and giving us cues. This means that she is only taking about 2 bottles a day. In order for her to be alert, we're realizing that uninterrupted sleep is very important at this point. As such, we'd like to ask that visitors are limited to Tues, Thurs, Sat and Sun. This will give her days of peaceful sleep so she can be more awake for bottles.

Mom and Dad are surviving through work. The days are long and dinner is often at 9pm or later, but it's totally worth the time with Ella. She makes us smile everyday with her new discoveries like pursed lips, noises, and her interest in her butterfly mobile and rattles.

Weight: 5 lbs 11 oz
Length: 18 1/4 in
Hair: Slightly curly when wet. Fuzzy spike when dry.
Finger nails: Sharp as daggers. Soon to be painted red.

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