Ellie hits the bottle!

As stated last night, I was planning to hold Ellie today - it had been a couple days so I was willing going to forgo feeding Evan just for some Ellie time. I got Ellie time and a bonus. Jennifer called me just before I got the Hospital and said she had a surprise for me - of course I thought of the last surprise I got - POOPIE DIAPER! Not this time - I was informed that the doctor had written orders for Ellie to get a bottle and Jenn was going to wait for me to get there to give it to her. Not only was she getting a bottle today but they reduced her flow on her oxygen. She still requires some O2 quality (small % above room air -which is what we breath) but less flow - this is good news. She was stuck on a higher flow for about 2 weeks - so it was time to see her get reduced. Sounds like a lot of changes all at once - right. That's what I thought as well, so we will see how she handles change.

Feeding Time!

She seemed interested at first. She was all smiles! But she did not stay interested for long. She got down 1/4 of her feed and then was completely pooped out. I held her for about 30 minutes longer and told her she will get another chance tomorrow - no need to rush things. Here's a couple picts:

Evan got his two bottles today - but both times he only got about half way and then was too tired to finish. Here's a shot as Jennifer was trying to wake him up to finish his dinner.

Charlotte is not have any problems finishing her dinner. She took it down and acted as if she wanted more. Jennifer has to stop and let her catch her breath several times because she eats so fast - she is definitely my little girl - as you can tell I have never met a meal I could not finish. She had her flow reduced today as well. If she does good over the next couple days, then she might come off her O2 assistance. Then she will get two bottles a day. Here's an after shot of her passed out after the feed.