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Halfway through February

Eleanor had a wonderful first Valentines. Her Nonna and Grandma bought her some adorable outfits and new books! Auntie Pam also bought her a cute book and I too brought her new books.

Everything has been relatively status quo for the little lady. She actually gets skipped in rounds and saved for last since she’s so boring these days (this is a good thing as the sick babies take precedence). She has been doing well with the antibiotics and has had no positive blood cultures as of 2/7. She will have her last dose on the 21st and after they will begin a round of steroids to help open her airways (keep them from swelling) in anticipation of extubating her ET tube (the tube down her throat that helps her breath) and switching her to the elephant mask (very much not an actual term but the doctors appreciated me calling it that).

She did receive a new ET tube on the 15th because she outgrew the previous size and had a very large leak. Doctors wanted to push this off until she was finished with her antibiotics so as to not inflict unnecessary stress but her steady growth forced their hand. She did well with the switch over but has since not been able to wean her oxygen help back down as doctors had hoped. 

As of this morning she is weighing in at a whopping 2 pounds 8 ounces! Remember, her birth weight was 1 pound 15 ounces so she’s HUGE! She is now getting 20 cc’s of mommy’s milk a feeding (every 3 hours) and doing wonderfully; still poopin’ like a queen. 


We are very appreciative of all the love and support for our little one as she continues to grow and develop. 

Apologies for grammatical errors as the expert Auntie Pam did not review. 

-Eleanor’s Mommy

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