Week 35, Day 5, Thinking Outside the Box

Hannah moved to an open crib today, out of the space-age isolette that maintained her body temperature and into a . . . plastic box, is what it looks like to me. But it's a very nice plastic box on a stand, with no lid, which means we can touch and talk to Hannah without reaching or peering through portholes. The move happened because Hannah is now big enough to maintain her own body temperature, 4 pounds 5 ounces at last weigh-in.

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Some other firsts today: Her first meal served by Mommy, and a huge burp to show her appreciation.

Hannah's first time in Daddy's arms . . . and I didn't even drop her.

And her first family photo.

I have mentioned previously that Hannah's first eye test and second eye test both came back normal. I wanted to clarify that those were tests number one and two on both eyes together, not a test on one eye, then on the other. The reason I wanted to be sure to clear that up is that I sensed some confusion in some of the emails we got, and didn't want anyone to faint dead away when I announce that her third eye test came back OK today. That's test number three, not eye number three. Anyway, it was good enough that they won't test again for three weeks, instead of the two week intervals up til now. She may not have 20/20 vision, but she's unlikely to be blind. And we're pretty sure she doesn't have a third eye, unless it's under that electrode patch near her armpit. We haven't looked under there.