He's getting so big! Aidric has gained over an ounce since yesterday- he's up to 4 pounds 15.9 ounces! He had a pretty good day today- at one feeding he took 51 ccs, and he met his 45 cc requirement at all of the other feedings. He was circumcized this morning, and we were also able to give him his first bath tonight! (ok, our first bath....he's had two with the nurses that we weren't there for) He was so alert and wide-eyed during it! Chris was busy video-taping so we don't have any pictures in the tub. Hopefully we'll have a video clip ready for you all soon!
The doctors are starting to talk to us about discharge plans. The EARLIEST it will be is next Wednesday, but there are several things we need to do first. Once he is ready to go, he still has to pass his carseat monitoring test, have a newborn hearing screening and we need to do discharge teaching. I took an infant CPR class yesterday, but everyday I am learning that everything I know about newborns goes out the window when it comes to a preemie. The theories and the way you do things are all so different! We're excited to have him home, but know the most important thing is that he is healthy and strong enough before we do, so we are patiently waiting for him to get there!
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