Millie's Milestones

Day 23 - Energetic baby

MILLIE is such a fidget.

Somehow she has learned to move herself around until she is lying widthways inside the incubator rather than length ways.

She can also turn her head to face whichever direction she pleases.

This evening, Millie was laid on her tummy with her head facing towards the other babies in the Winnie the Pooh room.

But within two minutes she had lifted her head and was facing the opposite direction.

Daddy thinks this is one reason Millie only put on five grammes over the past 24 hours.

He thinks she is burning up all the calories in her mummy's milk by doing exercises, rather than using them to put on weight.

She is drinking 32ml of milk every three hours. This evening, mummy and daddy fed her by the tube on their own for the first time.

Millie had hiccups, which she seemed surprised about.

It also made feeding rather less enjoyable than it could have been.

But she remains in good spirits and is developing fast.

She is looking forward to wearing her new baby clothes bought by John and Linda and promises not to spill too much milk down them.

posted by Johann @ 11:51 PM