Friday, April 4th Update

Not much to report tonight, other than yet another increase in her feeding. Hopefully by next week she will start taking a bottle, and the feeding tube will be removed thereafter. The sucking mechanism doesn't seem to develop in babies until about the 34th week. And after that we hope that she is able to breast feed (my freezer is getting overflowed from the constant demand of the breast pump, I should just carry it around with me!) Other than that, Ellie is stable, and bounces back from any breathing problems she has had on her own. She looks and acts so much better. It is amazing the progress she has made in just a week!