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I am not sure why Ella thought her alarm clock was set for 6:45am, but that is when she started to play in her crib this morning. This probably explains the longer nap late this afternoon.
Today, her food was increased to 250ccs at each feed, for a total of 1250ccs. We’ll see how she does over the next few days.
We did not have any therapy appointments, so it was a relaxing day with the Bun. It was nice and warm, so Ella and I spent some time together hanging out on the deck. Heck, who wouldn’t enjoy watching movies in the shade with a view?
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I am not sure why Ella thought her alarm clock was set for 6:45am, but that is when she started to play in her crib this morning. This probably explains the longer nap late this afternoon.
Today, her food was increased to 250ccs at each feed, for a total of 1250ccs. We’ll see how she does over the next few days.
We did not have any therapy appointments, so it was a relaxing day with the Bun. It was nice and warm, so Ella and I spent some time together hanging out on the deck. Heck, who wouldn’t enjoy watching movies in the shade with a view?
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Yeah, the video above has the Bun showing her skills at grabbing the binky followed by her NICU pillow, called a “frog”. And of course, Grandma West made cute covers for all her “frogs”, so we can be fashionable. There was a day where Ella was not as strong, but now she has the binky and “frog” grab down to a science. So cute…
Ella had a few times today where she would just start crying. And she had several runny diapers. Sure enough, teething has struck again. There are 2 more lower teeth that have broken through her gums and she has had everything in her mouth: hands, feet, binky, etc.! So, she would be fine and then out of nowhere, she would start crying. I think maybe her fingernails would hit her sensitive gums. Poor Bun!
We increased her food slightly today to 240ccs each feed, giving us a total of 1200ccs (an incremental increase of 60ccs). She tolerated it fine, so we will likely give her another increase tomorrow.
Our babysitter was scheduled to come tonight, so we could have a date night. Unfortunately, Josh was not feeling well today. So, we are looking forward to date night next weekend.
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Yeah, the video above has the Bun showing her skills at grabbing the binky followed by her NICU pillow, called a “frog”. And of course, Grandma West made cute covers for all her “frogs”, so we can be fashionable. There was a day where Ella was not as strong, but now she has the binky and “frog” grab down to a science. So cute…
Ella had a few times today where she would just start crying. And she had several runny diapers. Sure enough, teething has struck again. There are 2 more lower teeth that have broken through her gums and she has had everything in her mouth: hands, feet, binky, etc.! So, she would be fine and then out of nowhere, she would start crying. I think maybe her fingernails would hit her sensitive gums. Poor Bun!
We increased her food slightly today to 240ccs each feed, giving us a total of 1200ccs (an incremental increase of 60ccs). She tolerated it fine, so we will likely give her another increase tomorrow.
Our babysitter was scheduled to come tonight, so we could have a date night. Unfortunately, Josh was not feeling well today. So, we are looking forward to date night next weekend.
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Today was nice and warm in Denver. We took advantage by running some errands as a family because it is always fun to take the Bun for a ride.
By the way, I want to ease everyone’s mind. Since the news of Josh’s job loss this past week, many have asked about our health insurance benefits. The reality is that we have a short window before we have to start paying for our health insurance. We are so thankful for it not being canceled immediately. That is huge for our family.
The good news is that Cobra exists and although it is very expensive, it is something we can use for up to 18 months, if we need to. Believe it or not, paying Cobra each month is still going to be way less expensive than not having insurance at all for Ella. The Bun incurs costs every day: from special formula to oxygen, doctor visits to therapies and durable medical supplies to medicine. And that is if she does not have any major problems. If you add any unexpected things, we all know that any hospital visits can be crazy expensive. Heck, she became our million-dollar baby before she ever left the NICU in Florida!
In the meantime, please continue to pray that the Lord will provide the perfect opportunity for Josh with amazing health insurance!
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Today was nice and warm in Denver. We took advantage by running some errands as a family because it is always fun to take the Bun for a ride.
By the way, I want to ease everyone’s mind. Since the news of Josh’s job loss this past week, many have asked about our health insurance benefits. The reality is that we have a short window before we have to start paying for our health insurance. We are so thankful for it not being canceled immediately. That is huge for our family.
The good news is that Cobra exists and although it is very expensive, it is something we can use for up to 18 months, if we need to. Believe it or not, paying Cobra each month is still going to be way less expensive than not having insurance at all for Ella. The Bun incurs costs every day: from special formula to oxygen, doctor visits to therapies and durable medical supplies to medicine. And that is if she does not have any major problems. If you add any unexpected things, we all know that any hospital visits can be crazy expensive. Heck, she became our million-dollar baby before she ever left the NICU in Florida!
In the meantime, please continue to pray that the Lord will provide the perfect opportunity for Josh with amazing health insurance!
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