Hanging Out at Ellie's New Crib

Mandy held Ellie at her 5 pm feeding. Then instead of returning her to her isolette we returned her to her crib. Now Ellie is chillin' in her new crib! The crib is pretty cute so we had to get some pictures. Don't worry, we got the powercat transferred over. Although it only has so many unstick/restick cycles left in its valiant lifetime. Needless to say Ellie is getting cuter and cuter and her transition to the crib was no exception. Now that she is in a crib it is amazing how much more we can here her. Every noise is both cute and distracting. Mandy and I agree that this seems more normal. Although neither one of us probably has a good idea what normal is anymore. We have also noticed that she is more susceptible to the noises in the room. We are doing our best to keep even quieter than when she was in her isolette. We're using indoor voices that would make even Marian the Librarian smile. But our main concern now that she's in a crib is her increased exposure. Since she is exposed completely to the open air she is more at risk for the passing of germs from parents and visitors. As a measure of caution we are asking that we have no visitors this week. (I know...this is really hard for us, trust me!) We think that this will be best for Ellie as she transitions from isolette to crib. Please pray that she will remain healthy during this time. Also please pray that we will be able to spend some time doing homework and find some time to take a trip to Manhattan before she starts bottle feeding. Ben and Mandy