Hibernating Hattie 3/14/13
Melissa
Hattie has been pretty sleepy all day. She left 11 cc in her 1:30 a.m. bottle. She slept through her 4:30 a.m. feeding and her 7:30 a.m. hands-on time. She opened her eyes for her 10:30 a.m. feed but didn't really wake up and wasn't cueing. Chris says she is hibernating. We kangarooed and Hattie was pretty restless for about thirty minutes but I put her music on and sang to her and she finally settled down, though I'm not sure if she closed her eyes because my voice was soothing her or if it was because she wanted me to stop singing. Kangarooing is the ultimate relaxation for both of us. I love feeling her warm breath and little belly going in and out on my chest.
Hattie ate all but 3 cc of her 1:30 p.m. bottle. The nurse gave her credit for finishing the entire thing. She slept through her 4:30 p.m feeding.
My good friend Kelly came to visit us this afternoon and I loved having the company and catching up with her. And I loved that Kelly kept calling Hattie magnificent. Hattie just slept through all of our girl talk.
Our little bear cub came out of hibernation and ate her whole bottle for me at 7:30 p.m. We snuggled for a few minutes afterward while Chris was getting ready to kangaroo. It was so hard to give her up! While Chris and Hattie were kangarooing she pulled out her feeding tube for the second night in a row. Doesn't she look cool with her tube mustache?
When Chris put her back she, as Chris put it, cried very loud because she was hungry. It must have been true because Hattie ate her whole bottle in 15 minutes. She would've eaten more if he had given it to her.
Hattie continues to gain weight and now weighs 2,348 grams or 5 pounds, 2.8 ounces.
