9/6/07 Morning and Afternoon etc..

I'm still not used to Everett being in a crib. It is just so different from the bassinet that I keep trying to walk past his room!

This morning we got to the hospital and jumped right in. This really is a good adjustment period. I get to learn how to do things a little bit at a time, and if I feel overwhelmed, there is a nurse nearby to help. I should be a pro by the time we take him home. :)

When we get there for feeding we change his diaper and check his temperature.

Dylan still hasn't jumped right in to take over, although I think he has learned to stop implying that he would be better at it than me. :) I'm more than willing to let him try! Everett had a nice, heavy diaper, so things are looking good. The doctors have decided that there is no need to weigh his diapers anymore. This is a big step.

After getting him all changed and cleaned up, we wrapped him all up like a little burrito and all was right with the world for him again.

Then it was Daddy's turn to hold him until feeding time. They bonded again and Everett was less fussy than he was last night.

Things looked good for this morning. While Dylan was holding him, he started sucking on his hands. We tried feeding again, and things went even better than last night. He didn't fall asleep. :) He latched right on, and whenever he would let go, he would try to find it again. We tried it this morning with a few cc of expressed milk in a syringe to help him with the association and he responded well to that. He is making excellent progress! But, I understand why they say this may take as long as a week or more to get him up to where he needs to be.

When we were done letting him play, I tried to unlatch him and he got fussy. So, we let him latch back on again and get his tummy more full (via the feeding tube, but I think he still gets the association). We unlatched him again and put a warm blanket over him. Then he fell right to sleep.

They had to change his ostomy bag today, and they were going to show us how to do it, but Dylan had to get to work. So, later on this week they should teach us how to change it and clean it.


This afternoon, Mom and I went back for his 3pm feeding. He was wrapped up all snuggly and sleepy. But, he didn't get to stay that way for long. :)

We changed his diaper and took his temperature. And guess what? No more blood oxygen cuff and no more IV line! :) Now we only have the feeding tube and one monitor line left! :)


Then it was feeding time. We didn't have as much luck this time. I think from all the excitement of feeding this morning and having his ostomy bag changed, he just did not have the energy to try again this afternoon. I tried everything I could think of to wake him up -- I unwrapped him, tickled his feet, changed his position, blew on him, etc. But, no matter what I did, this kid would NOT wake up!


Finally, I gave up for this afternoon and just let him sleep. We hooked up his feeding tube and let him have his favorite pillow...me. :) After he was done napping on me, Ba-chan got to hold him for a little while. During which he woke up, of course, and started sucking on his fingers. Grrr. :)

On other good news. Today is the last day he has orders for any Tylenol. But, he hasn't gotten any since yesterday morning anyway. I don't think he's noticed. :)

Back to the hospital again this evening to feed again. I don't think Dylan is going to make it tonight because he kind of rushed out of work yesterday to get there for Everett's first feeding and he has a lot to do this evening. But, he will be able to visit every morning before work and be there for the morning feeding. I'm thinking tomorrow morning will be his diaper morning! :) We'll see how effective Daddy Boot Camp REALLY was! :)

xoxo
Margot