Saturday

Dad and I are starting to get the hang of being home and traveling back and forth to the hospital. Adam had a good day on Saturday as well; only a couple of episodes of bradycardia, where his heart rate drops a little below normal. Most of the time he brings it right back up on his own. Sometimes, though, he needs a little reminder. This is very common for premature babies and for that reason he has been on caffeine for a few days now. Maybe that means he will like Mountain Dew - oh no! That is a good reason why we love having him on the monitors at the hospital until he gets a little bit bigger and can outgrow those episodes.

The highlight of the day was both Mom and Dad were able to hold Adam for almost an hour each at different feeding times since his feeding pump is at such a slow rate. This is definitely a win-win situation since it is good for him and keeps him from spitting up and good for us since it takes longer. When we get there for feedings, Adam is always wide awake and most of the time has his hands in his mouth - a hungry boy! It doesn't take long once he starts eating for him to get to sleep.

We also did a little shopping today to work towards finishing Adam's room so it will be ready for him when he comes home. We shopped for a few necessities and also bought a bookshelf today. We will do more when Mom can walk around a little better. When we start organizing the room we will post some pictures.