Sunday update

Jaxon is doing well, he's a strong little guy! (And adorable...)

They've turned down the amount of air that goes through his nasal canulla from 4 liters to 1 liter. He's still doing all of his breathing on his own, they just need to keep that pressure in his lungs as a precaution. Soon he'll be rid of that completely. And we will do a happy dance.

He's still under the bili lights, but should be done with those soon. (I will miss seeing him suntanning with his sunglasses, but I will be glad that he's over the jaundice.)

Jax is taking his feedings through the feeding tube. They'd started him off at 2 mL at a time and now he's up to 8. He won't start feeding with a bottle until he's gotten rid of the nasal canulla.

His weight is going up ~ I don't speak in grams like the nurses do, so I'm not sure how much he's gained. I hate the metric system.

The nurses we've met are nothing short of amazing and awesome. (Most of them anyways...) They've been very helpful with answering our questions and letting be as involved as we can possibly be. It's nice to be able to feel like you're doing something more for him rather than just holding him. I'm not complaining about the cuddling part, but I don't like that all we can do is hold him and bring in what I've pumped for his feedings. I hope, when this is all over, we can find a way to show those nurses exactly how grateful we are for the work they do to take care of Jax as well as the other tiny babies.

Tonight, we are going back to do some kangaroo care (skin to skin cuddling. It's lovely.) AND....we get to give him a bath. :) Yay! Last night Joshua changed his first diaper EVER and today he got to help with the 4:00 feeding. (Makes it sound like we were visiting the zoo or something.)