Big brother

Elyse is definitely ending the week on a better note than it started.  All of her x-rays and the ultrasound came back clear, her abdominal swelling is gone, and her stats are all stable.  She is still having multiple brady episodes each day, but that is still fairly normal at this stage.  She completed one of her antibiotics today, and will be finishing the other in a few days.  The doctors have even mentioned starting up her feeds again over the weekend, but we will see what the plan is tomorrow.  Insert cautiously optimistic sigh of relief.

We had a very exciting day yesterday.  The CHEO audio/visual department offered to take some family photos for us, and invited us to bring Emmett too.  He was pretty excited to meet his sister for the first time, and handled it all like a champ.  I think it was the 'Mike the Knight' book that she gave him that really won him over.  The photos turned out really well, and such a wonderful keepsake of a special day.  Here's a sneak peak...

 

It was also Matt's first time holding her, and the first time we dressed her in clothing.  Even a preemie-sized sleeper was miles too big, but I'm sure she will be filling them out in no time.  She was up to 1067g (about 2lbs 5.5oz) today -- a steady gain all week, even without milk.  I'm confident once she's back on her feeds those numbers will go up even quicker.  Feeling very thankful for a positive end to the week!  Now let's just hope the weekend follows suit.