Ella eats like a MacKinnon

Oh my goodness we have had a great day today!!! We got a call from the nurse about 10:30am that the doctor gave orders for Ella to have a bottle today. We rushed up there for our hands on time and while scrubbing in, a nurse came up to us and said "I heard you got great news yesterday". I knew we had received good news, but this came as a great encouragement to hear from someone else, too. She said, "see, I told you the radiologist doesn't see the whole picture."

Ella slept all night with her warmer off, and she maintained her temperature. She was wrapped in 3 blankets along with having on a onsie and a sleeper, but hey, she kept her temperature up on her own. Yea Ella! She pooped a lovely diaper when we were there, too. Her bilirubin levels are going up a bit, but I see this as a good sign. Jaundice shows up when blood is breaking down. So, hopefully all that blood on her brain is breaking down and going away.

Now, for the really good part! Ella ate from the bottle (the picture above is her 1st bottle). She ate like a champ! It took her just a bit to get the hang of it (really, it was more me getting the hang of it and not putting the bottle in her mouth far enough). She is only eating 15cc (1/2 ounce) but she did awesome!!! Jason will go back tonight and feed her again. She'll only eat from a bottle a couple of times a day, but this is a huge step! Also, they completely took her off of the oxygen today. Once again, I have to say Yeah God! This is totally His miracle! To Him we give the glory!