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

Sunday, 13 February 2011

Day 26- Getting used to it

First of all sorry for not posting last night, I was shattered and fell asleep before I managed to turn the laptop on.

Yesterday (Saturday) was a very positive day, Olivia was awake for a good hour when we were there and was alert and settled. I fed her all by myself for the first time-albeit with a syringe and tube in to her stomach but it was a nice feeling,  She was on more milk again at 35ml and was going to be increased to 40ml at 9pm last night all being well....we'll find out this morning if that happened and if she did make 40ml at 9pm then at 9am today she would go to the magical 45ml!!!

If all the above goes to plan then Lisa will be allowed to give her a (try to) half a feed on the breast which will be amazing and a big step closer to coming home at long last.  We don't want to count any chickens just yet but I think I can here some clucking....Olivia's aspirates were really low yesterday considering the levels we had on Thursday/Friday and her system seems to be adapting to the larger volumes of milk.

Lisa's mum and my Dad visited yesterday and they were both lucky enough to see her awake and settled....she's not like that all the time!!  I've had to wait a week to see her that awake, she certainly knows when to turn it on.

Nanny Kath
A couple more pictures for you all then I'm off for a very quick mountain bike ride through the woods in the rain before we head in to hospital.

Snow drop hat! (slightly too big still)


Lisa and Olivia
 More updates later.

James xx
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  1. Unknown13 February 2011 at 14:22

    Gorgeous pictures James. Fingers crossed the positive news keeps coming and Olivia gets stronger by the day and she can come home soon. xxx

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