Ellie- Monday pm

Here is Abbie's email Monday night...

monday night update:

ellie had another decent day today. she enjoys time on her stomach so that is her position all the time and she likes to be in the misty tent! matt and i are getting handy at changing her diapers while she is lying on her tummy, though matt is better at it than me. :) the hard part right now is that she just needs to grow and that may take awhile. she is kind of in a holding pattern but that is o.k. as she is not getting worse.
we have gotten to hear some cries from her though they are short-lived and very quite. also, i was able to hold her today for about 45 minutes which was delightful. we laid tummy to tummy and i was about asleep a half dozen times but was afraid i would startle her somehow so had to stay awake. i cannot wait to get her home so we can sleep like that a lot. hopefully, matt will get his turn tomorrow.
we would love for you to pray that she continues to grow and mature and especially that she doesn't have any more big dips of her heart rate. she hasn't had any of those since yesterday morning and we will continue to pray that they stay away. we would also love for you to pray for matt and i and the other kids and that our faith and endurance would be strong. thanks so much and have a great day tomorrow.
love-
matt and abbie