Day Three

Mommy took Sam to school this morning and then came to see me.  My nurse had me all bundled up.  I've been trying to pull at my cords.  I'm ready to get some of them off.  My feedings have gone up drastically over the past few days.  I started out at 5mL of milk and this morning I at gone up to 20 mL.  My nurses have been turning my iv fluid down too. 

Do you like my new hat?

This was to keep me warm while I was out of my bed.

My feeding went up to 25 mL while Mommy was there.  The nurse also turned my high flow down from 4 liters to 3 liters.

Add captionI even got to try nursing for the 1st time today.  Mommy said I did a very good job.

Mommy almost dropped my milk several times.  She was sleepy and holding the milk up was hard.

After 2 hours of Mommy and Drew snuggle time, I was back to bed.  Here I am on the billy blanket.  Bilirubin is excreted in bile and urine.  My levels have been a bit high the past few days, so laying on this light blanket will help my levels get back to where they need to be.  That's why my skin looks nice and dark.  Once my levels even out, my skin will be back to a light pink.  My eyes are covered to protect them from the lights.