The Burlingames

We had a good day, today. We arrived at the hospital mid-morning and hung out with Eli for awhile. Later, some friends from church (the Hales, if you’re curious) had lunch with us in the cafeteria. We had planned on going home between lunch and dinner to do a bit of cleaning, but the afternoon flew by as we were able to hold him for over four hours between the two of us.

Some friends from Megan’s college days (the Ellsworths, if you must know) were in town and stopped by to meet the boy and say hello. We then went to dinner with a whole bunch of friends (the Carlsons, Hintzes and Ellsworths) at Old Chicago. I love their calzones. After dinner we went back to the hospital, gathered our things and said goodnight to Eli. He was happily sleeping when we got there and the nurses said he had been very quiet and well-behaved. We look forward to seeing him again tomorrow.

Updates are all well and good, but I know what keeps the people coming back: pictures. We added some new ones today to Eli’s photo album. Here’s one from tonight. He was making a lot of noise sucking that pacifier.

Now that we’re settled at Minneapolis Children’s Hospital, I have some new contact and visiting info for everybody. The address is:

2525 Chicago Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55404

There’s a ramp that you can park in, but there’s also some free street parking if you’re willing to do a bit of walking. For getting in touch with us, first try our cell phones. Our phones will be off if we’re in the NICU, but you can call us at Eli’s station at 612.874.6295. In case that’s not working for some reason, you can try the hospital’s main line at 612.813.6000.

As I’m sure you’re aware, the hospital staff are not allowed to give out info about Eli’s status. We will keep you updated.

Megan and I are planning on being at the hospital this afternoon and evening. We’ll be in and out of the hospital quite a bit each day, so if you plan on visiting, your best bet is to call and make sure we’re there. Thank you, all of you, for showing your support for our family. We especially would like to thank Katie Farka for all the cooking, cleaning and running she’s done for us these last few days. You’re a life saver.

We added a new gallery for baby Eli. We also renamed the old one to Eli (pre-birth). There will be some more photos coming shortly.