Saturday Early Edition

Well, I called this morning at 5 am to see how little Ellie did over the night. Nurse Mandie said she did really good on digesting her food. She only had residual for her 2 am feeding and that was only 0.6 mL. She also had a small stool at 5 am. Her blood sugar looked good and she had labs this morning at 5 am too to check and see if they need to change any of her IV fluids - TPN. She had 18 dips in her O2 (desats) and the only two times she needed intervention was when we were there (once - holding her, and then one right when we were leaving), otherwise all the rest were self-resolving. Please pray for Ellie's little friend, Liam who went home yesterday from the NICU. Pray for comfort and confidence for mommy Brooke and daddy Jason and sister Ainsley as they care for little Liam. Also, pray for Ellie's other little friend, Tristen who was actually due around the same time as Ellie. He came at 23 weeks though, so his Mom and Dad have been here at Ronnie's and the NICU for awhile. It's been good to connect with some other parents to be support for each other. And..most of us are K-State fans, which of course is an added bonus!