I just got back from the NICU. I got to feed Alex his bottle! A whole whopping 10 mg! And boy did he suck it down fast. But that’s ok… we spend the next 45 minutes just hanging out and rocking.
He’s doing pretty well. He looks redder to me, but they say his billirubin levels are still ok. They’ll test again tomorrow, which is probably when the levels will really start showing problems. I imagine he’ll need light therapy.
Kathie tried nursing him earlier tonight, and that went fairly well. He isn’t quite latching on, but he was certainly trying!
He’s quite jittery and active when he’s awake. We’re a little nervous about that, but I don’t think it’ll be anything serious. He may just be hyper like his sister!
It was good to stop at home and put the kids to bed. I think they miss us, even with fun Grandma and Grandpa there. I even managed to squeeze in a quick mile run before heading back to the hospital. That felt great.
Thanks to everyone for all the congratulations, thoughts and prayers over the last two days. It actually feels like a week! It’s kind of odd thinking back and realizing it has only been two days!
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