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Five Months Old
Posted on 09. Aug, 2010 by Jason in News | No Comments
Our little Eliana turns five months old today and neither of us can really believe it.
We haven’t done a very good job of keeping the blog up-to-date but the reason for that mainly falls under the “no news is good news” category.
Eliana has been doing absolutely great since we brought her home on May 8th and, just a couple of weeks ago, she hit the 7-lb. mark. Fantastic! Since we’ve last shared with you, she’s also started smiling A LOT more and has even started “talking” with us (cooing and whatnot) when she gets really happy and excited. (more…)
Pictures, Pictures, Pictures
Posted on 21. May, 2010 by Jason in News, Photos | 1 Comment
Greetings, all…
People have been expressing their frustration (mild, nothing major – well, I did get that one threat by mail…) over the lack of pictures as of late so I thought I might let you know where you can find some new ones. I’ve abandoned Flickr for now and have migrated over to Picasa. When I have the time, I’ll update the home page and the right column so that pictures in those areas will be pulling from up-to-date Picasa content.
For now, though, check out my public Gallery on Picasa. (more…)
The First Ten Days
Posted on 18. May, 2010 by Jason in News | 1 Comment
Greetings, all… Jason here.
Just wanted to fill you all in on what’s been going on since we brought the little one home.
Considering how her first two months went, Baby E has been doing quite well in her first week home and we’re absolutely loving the fact that she’s finally here.
That said, she has had a bit of difficulty in terms of scheduling. The NICU environment from which she came wasn’t necessarily conducive (I’m hoping that’s spelled right) to a normal day/night schedule so she’s having a little trouble in that regard. (more…)
We’re On Our Way Home
Posted on 08. May, 2010 by Heather in News | 2 Comments
It’s been a busy couple of weeks.
Throughout the last fourteen days, Eliana has:
- moved across the hall from NICU1 to NICU2 (definitely a less “critical” and certainly more calm environment),
- learned her Dad’s food=good philosophy (and, subsequently, gained some much-needed weight),
- passed a hearing test,
- passed a carseat test,
- spent her first night (semi-)alone with her parents in a (semi-)monitored environment
Now, the time has come. (more…)
National Day of Prayer
Posted on 06. May, 2010 by Heather in News | 3 Comments
I’ve been reflecting on Eliana’s journey this past week and have once again been in awe of the amount of people praying for this beautiful little girl. I wanted to take a minute and share a few things with all of you that have been so wonderful and faithful in praying for her.
It was in July of last year that Jason and I sat down, talked and decided that the time was right to start thinking about having a baby. Due to our previous miscarriages early on in our marriage, we were very cautious about who to tell and when. Originally we weren’t going to share with anyone that we were going to start trying, but then decided that we wanted people praying for us. (more…)
Big Weekend
Posted on 26. Apr, 2010 by Heather in News | 1 Comment
We had a really good weekend!
First I want to thank everyone that came out or supported us in the March for Babies walk this Saturday. We ended up having 14 people walking for Team Eliana and we raised a total of $630! The weather was wonderful and the rain held off until long after the walk was over. I haven’t heard the total raised from the Knoxville walk, but there was a great turn out! (more…)
Looking Good
Posted on 20. Apr, 2010 by Heather in News | 2 Comments
Our little girl is six weeks old today. . .which is really hard to believe! Things are going so well and we are finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Unfortunately though, we don’t know how far away that light might be.
She is steadily gaining weight – currently weighing in at 3 lbs, 5 oz – and the doctors want her to be gaining between 1/2 an ounce to an ounce per day. She is still under the oxygen hood, but she doesn’t really need it. . .she just likes it! She is receiving 21% oxygen, which is room air. However, she likes the humidity she receives from the hood (we believe), so when they try to take it off, she drops her oxygen saturation and they have to replace it. There really isn’t a way to ween her off of that, she just has to decide she is done with it. (more…)
Eliana and the March of Dimes
Posted on 14. Apr, 2010 by Heather in News | 2 Comments
We’re very excited to be a part of March for Babies this year and hope you will join our team!
Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. We’re walking because we want to do something about this. As most of you know, Jason and I recently welcomed Eliana into the world – two months early!
The money we raise will support March of Dimes research and programs that help moms have full-term pregnancies and babies begin healthy lives. And it will be used to bring comfort and information to families with a baby in newborn intensive care.
Please join Team Eliana. You can do so on our team Web page. If you can’t walk with us, please help the team reach our goal by making a donation. You can do that online as well. Thank you for helping us give all babies a healthy start! (more…)
Guess Who Turned One?!?
Posted on 13. Apr, 2010 by Heather in News | 2 Comments
Well, one month old anyway!
It’s hard to believe, but on Friday, our little girl turned one month old. Not only did she hit that milestone, but she also made it to another – she also turned 3! Three pounds, that is. (Although, as of last night she was at 3 lbs, 2 oz).
She is also making other strides as well. She no longer has the bed regulating her temperature, but is doing that on her own and doing it well. This means, she gets to wear clothes now.
She has also been doing really well with her bottles. Today will be her first day taking three bottles! Before she is able to leave the hospital she will need to be taking all her bottles (8 per day).
Jason will have new pictures up soon!
Busy Day for Eliana
Posted on 06. Apr, 2010 by Heather in News | 5 Comments
It’s been another really good day for our girl! She is such a little trooper!!
We found out last week that her little hips are quite tight due to the fact that she spends her entire day (and night) all curled up in a little ball. Because of this she isn’t able to put her leg down straight. She can straighten her leg out – the problem is not in the knee, but she can’t lower her leg down from the hip. It’s not a big deal, but she has to work on it by doing stretches every day.
Today her physical therapist came by to do her stretches and while they were doing that, the nurse came over to give her eye drops to dilate her eyes. Poor girl. . .she was sleeping so soundly before they all started messing with her! The reason for the drops was that they were doing the eye exam today. If you didn’t see the update on the last post, this was a big deal. They are checking for something called ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity). (more…)
