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

Thursday, 17 February 2011

Day 30- A Quick Snip

Each day brings it's new challenges and today has been no different.

Olivia had a quick operation on her tied tongue to enable her to feed from Lisa more effectively, it went well and was done just after midday.  There was some slight confusion in the morning as Lisa had a call to say the op had been done before she had arrived at the hospital, she called me and told me with great delight that it had gone well and Olivia didn't even cry.  This changed....there was a mix up and Olivia hadn't had her op!  This was all rectified quickly and soon enough Olivia had full use of her tongue and after a couple of hour of trying finally got the knack of feeding from Lisa!

This was the best news that we could have hoped for and after Olivia was witnessed to be feeding well the consultant discharged them both from the NICU to a ward upstairs where Olivia can be monitored for a few days to make sure her weight doesn't fall dramatically and that she continues to feed well.

I visited them both in their new surroundings this evening with Jess, they both seemed to be in good spirits and settling in.  The ward is made up of four beds with mothers and their babies, it is not the most relaxing of places but at least it will give Lisa the chance to feed Olivia as she demands it and continue to bond.

I was sad to say goodbye to my little family tonight but I'm sure in a few days we will be able to leave St Michaels and get on doing the normal things that a new family does.  Measuring stomach acid, dirty nappies and syringing milk via a nasal tube are not things I wish to do any longer.

Night all.

James xx
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