PACING

Justin is doing so well with his bottles! He has been awake enough to get one every other feeding and the nurse said he does great at pacing himself. He takes a few drinks and then sits and breathes for a bit and then drinks again. This is a new trick that he is just learning so by the end of his feeding he is a bit tired. That is why we will stick to every other for now. His weight was down 50 grams today which is what we expected. He needed to lose some of that water weight and he finally did. Jason gave him his first bottle at the noon feeding and they both did great. It was the first time Jason has ever given him (or any other baby for that matter) a bottle and he said it was a lot more work than he thought it would be. And, it is! But, he enjoyed it and I am sure he will bottle him again any chance he gets. The pear juice he has been on is finally in his system and has him up and running. In fact, we went through 4 diapers at the noon cares, but that's ok. You know you are a mom when you get excited about poop. :) The doctor stopped by while we were there and said that Justin will be back off his cannula tomorrow. He just wanted to give him one extra day just in case. He has been in room air since yesterday so by tomorrow he will be more than ready. What a relief to have everything back on track and headed in the right direction. It makes for a very happy mom and dad!