I think I already mentioned that there are three milestones for Owen before he can come home - temperature regulation (check), unassisted breathing (almost check), and eating (not sure yet, but more on that in a minute). This isn't quite the normal list of milestones like picking up your head (first month - keep in mind that Owen's "first month" should technically start in October) and rolling over (fourth month).
Well, whoever set those dates didn't check with Owen first. If those pesky NICU nurses aren't going to roll him over when he wants to be rolled over, then dammit, he's going to do it himself. And who cares if it makes him desat and the alarms go off and the nurses and respiratory therapists have mini heart attacks, oh and his mom goes in to a little panic too - at least he's facing the direction he wanted. I'm trying really, really hard to convince him that it's ok to do the breathing milestone prior to the rolling one.
The coolest thing was that last night, Adam and I got to feed him a little. Just a q-tip soaked in milk, but it was really wonderful, and it looked like Owen really enjoyed it.
Let's see, what else happened yesterday...he's out from the lights, and he pooped!
In other news, I'm a really heavy sleeper, and if I don't set an alarm to pump in the middle of the night then I will have to do laundry in the morning...
Also, just a heads up - I'm going to post stuff about Keira here and there, but I know that it's sad and it's far more fun to look at pictures of Owen. It's good to talk about her though. Anything that's going to have Keira material in it, I'll put a (K) in the title so if you're not feeling up to it, you can skip it.
Ok, fun pictures.
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| Getting a tan and holding Dad's finger |
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| And this is all we could think of with that little eye mask... |
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| Doesn't it look like he just dove in to bed here? This is mid I-don't-want-to-be-facing-this-way tantrum. |
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| Ohmygosh, cranky face. |
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| Holding Mom's (puffy) hand |
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| Not letting go of Mom's (puffy) pinky. |
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| Well hello! |
hands in the pics lets me know just how tiny he is...hopefully grampas big ass palms wont lose him
ReplyDeleteI *love* how he's grasping your pinky so well....it's such a neat mother-baby moment! And yes, it does put his tiny little hand size into perspective! And holy cow...he rolled over on his own!? I bet it did create quite a stir! What a determined little guy! :)
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