Saturday, 2/19

Not a lot to report today. Dinky is eating well. He's up to 2.5 mL an hour for 10 hours, then he gets a 2 hour break and then eats 2.5 mL an hour for another 10 hours so he's getting 50 mL per day. The weight they calculated last night was 1130g, up from 1040...we don't quite believe it. I just don't see how he could have gained 90 g overnight!!! When they weigh him it is not an exact science, one nurse may disconnect more tubes than another, etc. So it's a guesstimate for sure. He's still on the bilirubin light but hopefully will be off by tomorrow. The excitement of the day was that I changed his diaper for the first time. That was a challenge!! His little legs are so squirmy and I can only reach my hands in the 2 holes on his isolette and you're trying to work around ventilator tubes, etc. It's not as easy as you might think!! Martin and I were joking that Dinky was probably thinking, "Who is this new nurse?? Get her out of here!!!". Watch out, Dinky, tomorrow it's daddy's turn!! :)