Cheeks

Well with the increase in weight gain, comes another increase in cc. The doctor’s increased Andrew to 43 cc. of milk per feeding. He was wide awake when I arrived this morning and I know he was hungry, but also a little stinky. He did well at the 11:00 feeding and our nurse today wanted to feed him at 2:00 to see how well he nipple feeds. She didn’t have much luck and she is a believer in not pushing babies who are still not ready for bottle feedings. He still doesn’t know what to do with the bottle in his mouth…the coordination is not quite there yet. He feeds well with me because he has more control. So he still needs to grow. He did well at the 8:00 feeding, but he did have some reflux. He didn’t have any problems on the monitor, but you can tell when he is refluxing because he grunts like an old man and he makes a funny face. The nurse said we know how it feels when we throw up and he probably feels somewhat the same. We just can’t wait until these stops. We pray that he will start eating from the bottle soon. He almost pulled his gavage tube out of his nose today. So the nurse re-did the tape. He did not like this and it broke my heart to see her pull the tape off of his tiny little face. It was so red. We don’t want to rush him home before he is ready, but on the other hand we can’t wait for him to be able to leave.

I'm starting to get some cheeks.