2 Pounds!

I only have a minute today as we have company coming in just a few short hours and I have an entire house to get cleaned up. Aaron hit the 2 pound mark last night at 910 grams. His belly was distended again and a little on the firm side so he most likely had a large stool on its way out so that may go down. He had a tough day yesterday. He was agitated all day and inconsolable, at least to the nurses. They were not sure if he had another break or if something else was bothering him.

He had a tough day yesterday. He was agitated all day and inconsolable, at least to the nurses. During rounds they decided that he most likely is starting to build up a tolerance to the morphine. The question then is do they give him more or try something else. They decided to add a sedative in between the morphine doses. This worried me as we were making good progress with his feedings. They also took out his OG tube (oral gastric) and put in a NG tube (nasal gastric). This allows him to have his mouth free but it also does not allow air out of his belly (burps) so with his abdomen bigger its something they will need to watch closely.

He did great with his feeding last night and is now able to take the pacifier all the way in through his mouth. He was really tired though so he only took 1 ml but the nurse said the quality of his feeding was better than the quantity he took last night. He did great while I was holding him but was fussy when we left last night. We called this morning and they said he had his fussy moments but he didn't have any A&B's last night which is good. (Personally I think he is now awake and alert more and wants to be held. That's what other babies want when they are 39 weeks. If he were 3 pounds bigger he would be home and I would be holding him. Just my opinion.)