Day 2

Sunday morning finds us back at the hospital. Amie slept here last night, and surely did not get the most restful sleep possible. I slept at home, took a long run this morning and met Amie at the hospital around 8:30 so we could feed Ashton his 9am meal.

They are letting us take him out of his bed and feed him / hold him two times each day which of course to us does not seem like enough, but I suppose the experts know what they are talking about.

Last night we fed him at 9pm and he did really well. I think this kid is going to be a great eater once as he is practicing quite well. They give him the bulk of his food through the tube in his nose every three hours, but it definitely is a great experience for us to have him out and practice feeding twice a day.

This morning he was too tired to eat because they had changed out his IV which really made him mad. Too much crying makes a baby tired. Amie did get to hold him for about 20 minutes after I changed his diaper.

The doctors will see him later today, but all indications are that he is doing well. Still having the "A&B's" every few hours; they may give him caffeine today to help stimulate him to not forget to breathe. Amie is drinking a latte from Starbucks to see if that helps too... or she just wanted a latte.

Amie will be discharged from hospital later today and is really looking forward to getting home, but not leaving Ashton behind. We will likely feed him again at 3pm, then go home for a few hours.

I hope you are enjoying a beautiful Sunday morning, and recovering from whatever transpired Saturday night...

Z