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An update from Mom:

Eleanor has been much the same and yet totally different. 

Little miss is now FOUR POUNDS FOUR OUNCES! That’s huge! She still hasn’t mastered the whole “humans have to breathe to stay alive” thing, but she’s trying. 

She also has a beautiful RAM Cannula helping her breathe instead of the awful CPAP mask. This has made her face and hair visible and she is so much happier! It’s a lot harder for her to breathe with this, so all of her backup settings have increased, but that’s alright! 

Today, she puked for the first time in her entire almost 8 weeks on this earth. She was not at all phased and didn’t really give two shits! We assume it was induced by her pacifier. And speaking of shits! She pooped and puked simultaneously, and we think she felt the epitome of relief. It was slightly hilarious. 

Afterwards, she was quite awake, and Mom and Dad had a good ol' time entertaining her and trying to get her to fall back asleep. We failed real hard, but it was fun! She didn’t get the sleepiest until we flipped her back to her tummy. She got so cozy, she once more forgot about the breathing business. 

Mom has to go back to work on Tuesday and is extremely saddened, but knows it’ll be the best to have more time when Eleanor gets to come home.


Eleanor's real footprints!

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 17, 2019 at 6:27 PM

    Over the 4 pound mark! Eleanor, you're amazing! So are mom and dad! <3

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  2. Aunt SherryMarch 17, 2019 at 6:46 PM

    So very happy - our Eleanor is a true fighter!!!!!

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  3. BKWMarch 17, 2019 at 8:10 PM

    Seriously, for about 2 months now, I wake to thoughts of Eleanor, and fall to sleep loving her.

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