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24 July 1977 DAY 15 [[E]]21.6cc 1000 hrs 3.0cc SMA & sust. 1125 hrs Put in sock around neck. 1200 hrs 3.00cc SMA & sust.. chirped during 2nd pt. Urinated after 1st 1.50 cc-seems to be a pattern After finished second part, crawled over my hand down onto towel in usual fetal position-Since hadn't defecated yet, moistened some cotton and rubbed all[?] genital area. Defecated-Feces solid & ball[?] (1) Went to sleep in sock. 2:00[[scratched out]] 1400 hrs. 3.4cc SMA & sust. Urinated-Chirped before feeding Hiccups afterwards-[[scratched out]] Sucked for a few seconds-left hand as [[?]] unclenched and right clenched. Put in terrarium. 1600 Took out of terrarium brought to work in sock-was hungry squawking, then vomited.[[underlined vomited]] Could have been heat and car motion looks fine. Kept warm in hand until incubator heated up. Chirping & rasping sniffing hand. Put in incubator - 80 [[degrees symbol]] [[end page]] [[start page]] Measurements: Tot.L. 24.3 Hd.L. 3.6 Hand 3.0 wt. gain = 2.6g [[box drawn around wt. gain = 2.6g]] Tail 13.3 Ear Width 1.4 Foot 3.4 [[E]] = 21.6cc H-B 11.0 Ear Hgt 1.7 1645 Drank 2.9cc SMA & Sust. Was trembling during last part of feed. Sniffling sounds very audible. Chirped a lot during feeding. Seemed very alert. May have been chilled by cold room. Placed in incubator inside sock-80[[degrees symbol]]. 1700 hrs. Appears to be sleeping 1820 hrs Weight 65.9g Urinated-lost .7g so weighs 65.2g [[box drawn around 65.2g]] Seems O.K. sniffling still evident, [[?]] says doesn't sound bad. 18:45 SMA-sust 3.5cc. Hiccups before end of feed so put on back and rubbed stomach-Seemed to enjoy- Anyway, no more hiccups. Then finished feed. Fell asleep in same position in my hand. Seems to go through several stages. Have noticed this in sock: (1) doses gradually with eyes half closed, making sucking motions with mouth kneading gestures with hands; (2) eyes gradually close tightly at which time he makes little chirps, nestles deeper into hand or sock, making sniffling & nudging sounds as butts with head (3) Then is completely out and relaxed - Quiet, and can even pick up and doesn't wake up.
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