Weekend in Review

Looks like we can declare an early winner for the 2010 poll: Mom. Admittedly, I (Stef) voted that Ella looks like Dad. I was apparently in the minority. In the pictures she clearly has my physical features, but when you see her in person her facial expressions look a lot like Dad. I guess she's a good mix of us both.

Ella had a fairly uneventful weekend. She is off 2 of her meds (the diuretic and antibiotic) and I think that she is more alert when awake. She seemed to be a bit dazed earlier in the week. Whether or not that was related to the meds, I'm not sure.

Ella has upgraded from newborn diapers to #1s already. Her bowels are clearly working just fine.

I've gotten the question many times, "when is Ella coming home?" The answer is "we don't know". I know everyone is anxious for her to get home (and trust me, we're as anxious as anyone!), but it really depends on how she progresses on the bottle feedings. She is taking at least 1 full bottle per day, and is now able to take a 2nd if she wants. The general guideline is that she must take 24 consecutive hours worth of feedings by bottle safely, then the nurses can remove her feeding tube. At that point it's generally a couple of days later when they discharge her. We will continue to keep you posted on her progress.

Someone at work this week told me 'this is something Ella will never remember and we'll never forget'. Simply stated.