All good news to report today! Nicholas completed two of three breastfeeding sessions completely with no need for additional supplementation. The nurses said he's growing leaps and bounds for only being 33.5 weeks gestational age and just 1 week old.
Daddy got to spend some time with Nicholas today and I wish I had a video camera. I just haven't bought DVDs for our video camera and really should have done that. Nicholas was completely asleep in my arms after feeding and Daddy came in and said just a few words and Nicholas opened his eyes looking towards the sound of Dave's voice. I got up and gave Nicky to Dave and as Daddy began talking to him Nicky was all smiles and smirks. It was like they already have a relationship just between the two of them. It just made my heart smile to see this because Dave's spending so much time with Madi and taking care of everything with her and the house that he doesn't get much time to spend with Nicky. But Nicky definitely knows who his Daddy is and absolutely loved hearing Daddy tell him stories of what they are going to do together as he grows.
Nicholas's heartrate remained in the 150s all day today. His weight is up to 3lbs 13.7oz which is .6 oz more than his birth weight. So he is gaining weight and is feeding well on his own. I'm thinking we might be making another step soon towards getting closer to us going home. I'm not sure what the next step is, but we're not far off now.
Thank you all for your continued prayers!
Look at him on that scale. Looks like he wants to take off running.....adorable!!
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