Things seem to be really taking off with Ethan. As you all know, he did pretty well with his first bottle, getting through all but the last 5ml Tuesday night. The doctors put him on a once/shift bottle feeding schedule, which is basically 2/day. Bottle feeding is exhausting for preemies when they first start, so they want to take it slow. The nurses know my schedule so saved his Wednesday afternoon feeding for me. I was looking forward to this all day at work. After getting all settled in, we hit a road block...he didn't want to open his mouth. He would purse his little lips and I had to patiently wait for a small opening to stick the bottle in. My patience won out and I finally did get it in, and it was worth it, he sucked enthusiastically and drained the bottle in no time. It was a great birthday present. He's a natural. I can tell he's going to be a good eater.
Today when I showed up, I got the news that they were upping his bottle feeds to every 6 hours since he was doing so well. Yay! Also, they had a 'drop down' on his checks. They are no longer doing his full checks every 3 hours, they will now be doing them every 6. The nurse on duty said he's getting closer...to coming home that is :) All good steps in the right direction!! He is also at 4lbs 6 oz now, he is fitting into all of his preemie clothes. He looks so cute. Unfortunately, I have no new pictures because the battery drained on my camera and I can't find my charger. Seriously, I can't keep track of anything these days!
So, today was a really good day. With all of the good news and another bottle feed under our belt, we're heading full steam forward towards that go home date. He was wide awake after we finished the bottle, so we got to hang out and play. Well, play is really me catching his little waving hands when he's flailing them about. But it's damn entertaining. Auntie Shell got to stop by and they got cuddle time as well. Unfortunately for Auntie Shell, Ethan had a bad bout of gas and she sat in his stinky fumes for most of her visit. Oops. I think her comment was "I thought babies were supposed to smell good." Said with watery eyes. Ha!
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