Wednesday 27th June 2007

This is a picture of Winnie the Pooh. He is a gift from my Auntie Emma and sits next to my monitor keeping me company. Mummy and daddy read stories to me about him and his friends. I have also got a lovely pink rabbit that was given to me by Auntie Shellie, which sits on the top of my incubator.

I was very tired today, so slept a lot, this was because I was sick last night. Daddy noticed this and spoke to the doctors, and they decided to stop giving me my milk for a while to let my tummy calm down. So I didn't have any milk until 1pm this afternoon, when they starting giving me 0.5ml per hour again. Hopefully my tummy will behave itself, and they will be able to increase my milk again, so that I put on weight more quickly. I currently weigh 1,250g (2lb 12oz), but I am desperate to get to 3lb, so I have to eat a lot to make sure I get there quickly! I have been given a dummy today. I haven't tried it out yet, but it will help me to practice sucking to prepare me for feeding properly from mummy or from a bottle. Mummy has noticed that I keep sucking my hand, and I also tried to suck the swab that mummy was using to clean my mouth today. Daddy will be in to see me later, so perhaps he will help me to try out my new dummy.