We had a bit of a busy day today. This morning we got up and went to the doctor at 10:00. We were doing great and were almost on time until.... an explosive diaper! Our first of many. We both laughed through the whole thing got her changed and then went to the pediatrician a few minutes late. The main reason for today's visit was to check Ellie's weight since they so far haven't seen an increase after her initial drop. Unfortunately (and possibly do to the giant diaper!) she was down to 5 lbs 8 oz today. Jason and I were pretty frustrated but we know she'll start gaining soon. It is hard not to worry about it. We were just hoping today would be the day. So we are back to the doctor on Wednesday for another weight check.
She really is eating a lot better. The first few days were very tough because we had to use the SNS system to supplement with pumped milk because she was just too sleepy to eat. I guess a very common problem with preemies. She seems to be eating and pooping like champ now so the doctor said these are all good signs that weight gain is on the horizon. They had us start giving her a bottle of pumped milk after each feeding today just to make sure she is getting all she can handle. So far there have been mixed results with the bottles... she spewed most of the first one all over her cute outfit! Check out daddy's first feeding:
After the doctor Ellie had her first outing to lunch with my work. It was our Christmas lunch and so Jason dropped us off while he ran to work for a few minutes. She was great...slept in her carseat the whole time. It was fun to see everyone and show her off.Sleeping is going okay. She generally wakes up every 2-3 hours to eat and goes right back to sleep. Last night I think she was a little too tired and was having trouble settling down enough to eat so we were up for a couple of hours with her.
Ellie has tried out a few new things this week...she had her first bath yesterday and seemed to enjoy it.
She also has enjoyed her new swing. Thank so much to the Sylvia, Steve, Frank and Kari!
We are so grateful to have such a healthy and happy baby. She is the greatest!
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Belated congratulations to you both! I'm sorry to hear you had some feeding issues at first, but it sounds like you are off and running now...and it also sounds like you are handling sleep deprivation much better than I am : )
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