Week One with Ellie

Eliana Jane Cronin

Hospital Log

Week 1

*May 4, 2016—Born at 5:18pm  2 lbs 7oz (1106 grams)    15 inches long      in Columbus, MS

at Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle

We met you at about 9:30pm.  Your little teeny body shocked us. But we fell in love.  Daddy gave you a blessing quietly that evening.  

  

 

 

When you grabbed my finger, you truly grabbed my heart

*May 5, 2016— Same weight and length, I guess!

You received a Priesthood blessing from your Daddy and a helpful Priesthood holder willing to help!

You took your first helicopter ride to Jackson, MS and landed on top of UMMC, where you were taken to the NICU there to be taken care of.  I held you for the first time today! It was so special!  I think maybe you pooped this day? You wear micro-preemie diapers, they are tiny!!! 

 

Preemie Diaper vs. Micro-Preemie Diaper! Huge difference! You are so little!

The wretched CPAP bubble. It is hard to know what you even look like!!

So tiny. So many things on you. I love your little hand grabbing my finger and my heart!

*May 6, 2016— Weight___?____ ( I didn't realize this day that I wanted to keep track of your weight)

You met Aunt Adi today and Meme. I held you skin to skin for the first time, it was amazing!!!!  Porter decided to compare his foot size to yours!  

Aunt Adi loves you!

First Skin to skin

kangaroo care is magical!

Ellie's feet vs Porter's giant foot!

Trying out a pacifier, seems kinda huge!

    

*May 7, 2016—- Weight__?__

Austin Thomas’s funeral was today. You were the special relief after that difficult time. Uncle Ron meet you for the first time!  Porter was able to come see where you lived, but didn’t yet get to see you! We got to see a peek at your beautiful hair today!! 

after visiting you we ate at Ichiban
 and Porter played with his food!

   

*May 8, 2016——Weight 1060 grams

Mother’s Day!! What a special gift that you came so early to wish me a Happy Mother’s Day.  I got to spend time holding you doing skin to skin. So special!

Meme and Double came to visit! Double was a little too nervous to touch you. You were getting a tan when we came ;), just a little photo therapy to keep your bilirubin in check! 

Under the Bili Lights, getting a tan ;)

*May 9, 2016—-Weight 1060 grams

Visited you and did skin to skin. That’s my favorite! To spend time holding you, hoping you are getting used to me.

Birth Mom requested your birth certificate, so that we could get it to help complete the adoption.  I caught you with your eyes open today! 

*May 10, 2016—- Weight 1060 grams

Mommy and Daddy’s 14 year anniversary! I went to a lactation specialist to see if I could get some milk flowing for you.

We filed a complaint for adoption.  Got it filed

Birth Mom and Birth Dad signed the papers that would officially make you ours.  They sent them in the mail and overnighted them to get here quick.

   I was able to hold you and do skin to skin, the highlight of my day!!! You are so tiny!! You have had some photo therapy due to some higher bilirubin levels.  The little shades you wear are adorable!
Today I got to go to a baby shower for a friend of yours that will be born soon!!!

Will love to be able to see your face once that CPAP is gone!

Soon we will have a baby shower for you little Peanut!