First bath; one less monitor!

Tonight David and I went to Adam's midnight care time and were so excited to see that it was time for Adam to get his first bath since his birthday. One of Adam's biggest issues due to his gestational age is temperature control, so now he is in an incubator and we try to limit holding him to a couple of times a day for ~20 minutes each. Because of this, it was more of a good sponge bath than tub bath but fun nonetheless and we were able to take a few pictures. Mom and Dad might be able to help with the bath more next time but today Mom was happy to get to hold him while his bedding was changed!

After unhooking him from everything, the NICU nurse said it was okay now to take Adam off his pulse ox monitor that wraps around his little foot. She was going to double check with the doctor, but since he had not had any issues with it so far, its likely that it will get to stay off. That's one less wire hooked to him and one thing closer to going home! He had gained a little today so is now up to 3 lbs, 2 oz. Small steps...

One thing specific to pray for is about Adam's IV line, which has been replaced 4 times in little more than 24 hours! First his hand was puffy, and now he is on his third one on his head. Apparently he inherited bad sticking veins from his momma, and with the combination of his feedings through his IV (TPN), it is difficult to have a line last a long time. It sure makes it hard to see him have to get stuck with needles so many times, but if he continues to tolerate the increase in feedings through his tube, hopefully he can stop needing the IV in the next couple of days. Overall, he is doing great and winning the hearts of all his nurses so far!