Hi everyone, Lisa and I have decided that a Blog would be a great way to let all our friends and family know how our little girl is progressing in her first few tough days, weeks and months.

This is Olivia Grace Earp's story and we would love you to enjoy the highs with us and keep her in your thoughts during the lows.

I apologise for the rambling nature and somewhat thrown together appearance of the Blog but I don't have much time at the moment!

********You need to read from the bottom up with Blogs so the newest post is always at the top. Look to the right of the page and click on "Olivia's Story Post Archive" for the earlier posts***********

We are proudly supporting the Cots for Tots appeal to raise £1 million for vital equipment at St Michael's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Please have a look at the website and donate a few pounds if you can.

http://www.cotsfortots.org.uk/

James and Lisa xx

Wednesday, 26 January 2011

Day 9 and looking good

I'm becoming slightly paranoid that we are having a very good run of positive days and progress, not that I would want it any other way but the when a bad day does arrive hopefully it will only be a blip and not a fall.

Olivia and Mummy have had a good day with another dirty nappy (for Olivia) over night and continually falling green aspirate levels.  The horrible bag that was catching the fluid from a tube that originates in her stomach and comes out of her nose is gone, the tube remains but the nurses use a syringe to drain any excess off every three hours.  Overall the levels are halving each day and if she has a good night and the surgeons give the green light in the morning she 'may' be able to have her first meal of breast milk!!  It wont be from a bottle or breast but will be through another tube directly in to her stomach.  This is more to do with making sure the tiny amounts they put in go straight in to her stomach, she'll be starting with just 1ml!!  For all you oldies there are 568ml's in a pint.


Auntie Jess, Uncle James and their two girls are back from Antigua tomorrow, it will be great to see them after two weeks and Lisa has missed having her sister around since Olivia arrived.  Still no visitors in to NICU (we ask everyday!) so Jess and Nick will have to be patient to meet their newest relation.

Further news on the boy twin; we have not seen his mother today but he is still there fighting away and his name remains firmly on the board in the corridor with the 26 other babies.

Thanks to everyone who has emailed, commented and text me regarding the Blog, I've managed to make a few people cry by the sound of things...sorry!

More tomorrow and keep the positive thoughts coming as they seem to be working.

James x
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3 comments:

  1. Anonymous27 January 2011 at 20:57

    Hi guys.....It can't be easy but your doing an amazing job! Olivia has a very strong mummy and daddy. Althought it must seem like a long time away, but you'll have her home soon. You waited 36 weeks to meet her....and she was in a hurry to meet you too. A few more weeks isn't too bad, it means she'll get all the care hospital she needs. Love you lots, Claire and jasper X x

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  2. Unknown27 January 2011 at 21:05

    i am so humbled by your daliy updates, i thank you for setting this up as we often think about little olivia. you guys are fantastic you are dealing with a truly rough emotional roller coaster ride with lots of ups and downs. try to stay strong and keep hold of the highs when they happen. take care guys. i look forwrad to meeting the whole of the erap family shortly.

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  3. Family Earp27 January 2011 at 23:09

    Thanks for the comments guys and would be great to see you soon. Love to you all.

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