Thursday, October 27, 2011

Elliot Mae Ford

She is here! Elliot Mae Ford was born October 24, 2011 at 1:47 am. She weighed 6 lbs 14 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long.



We brought her home on Tuesday (10/25/11) in the afternoon and had a great first night at home. She ate fairly well, and actually had some good long stretches sleeping (which meant we had some good long naps).

First night in her new bed

Wednesday morning I gave Elli a bottle. Shortly after, I noticed she was blue around her mouth. I tried to strip her down to make her mad, and noticed her hands and feet were really blue as well. We somewhat readied ourselves, put her in her car seat, and headed to the ER. They checked her over, and her O2 saturation was really low. They treated her, and admitted her to the NICU for monitoring. It was really tough to see people poking and prodding at her, but we tried to hold it together as much as possible. The nurses in the NICU were really great, and she was well taken care of. Ultimately, what they saw in that 24 hours didn't give them concern. They sent us home a little more informed (and nervous) on Thursday afternoon.

Mommy and baby in the NICU

All hooked up to the equipment

Her IV

Mommy took this one and was pretty proud, so I had to share.


Grandma Julie has been here since Thursday and has been a lifesaver. We've all taken shifts in the night to make sure she keeps breathing, and so far, all is well. We've had lots of time to just hang out and cuddle and feed her and change diapers and feed her and change diapers....you get it, right?

And a few more cute ones...

Sleeping in the blanket mommy made

A proud mommy

Grandma Julie

Grandma Gerstner

Elli on Uncle Kurt's lap

Some Daddy daughter time

6 comments:

Josh said...

What a beautiful little girl!! I'm so happy for you guys. You'll be fantastic parents! We can't wait to get home to meet her.

Bec said...

Her bed looks so comfy! Maybe if our bassinet was that soft and cozy, our babies might have slept in it!! :)

I'm so, so glad lil Elli is doing better. We were all so worried.

She is beautiful. I'm so glad she's here. :)

katie said...

Yay for pictures! She's pretty, just like her mom! Glad all are doing well and can't wait to meet her! Enjoy every second--it really is as everyone says and goes by way too fast!

bart said...

Thanks for posting the pictures! She is wonderful. Miles is jealous of all her hair. I'm jealous of everyone who already got to meet her, when I won't get to meet her until Christmas. Congrats on a beautiful baby! We love you guys!

Richelle said...

Beauty and perfection! She is here and we are so happy for you both. Keep taking pictures because I want to see more of her!

Devin and Liz said...

What a gorgeous baby! Congrats to both of you :) I remember Ash telling me she had black hair when she was born....and so does Elliot! Cute!