Yesterday I was away from little Liam all day. It was my first full day without seeing him at all, which was hard. But Terry was with him, and that was incredibly comforting. In fact, in the Preemies book I checked out from the hospital library, it said that preemies whose Fathers spend more time with them are more likely to be released earlier, to have better respiratory health, and fewer health issues over the next two years of life, even controlling for their initial health and family socioeconomic status. So go Daddy time!
I took the Metra up to Wisconsin for a baby shower my mom and stepmom threw for us. It had always been scheduled for Feb 7th, and although it was more of a birthday party for the little guy (since he decided to crash his own shower) it seemed to make sense to go forward with the shower before it was time for him to come home, when we'll be more restricted.
But it is so so good to be back and see the little man today. We got here for his 10 AM feeding. We tried to breastfeed him again, and although he seemed to get some good latches and whatnot going, when the nurse checked the contents of his tummy it looked like he didn't get much. So we keep trying, he and I together, to learn.
But the other great news is that he is another day free of any Bradys or Apneas. He's doing great on his feeding, so today he's up to 35mL. That means if all goes well tomorrow he will be on "full feeds" of 40mL and they will begin the process of removing the IV from his arm. One less tube attached to him! woohoo!
The nurse told us that he took all three of his night feedings entirely by bottle, which is an awesome improvement. Before he can go home he has to be able to be on full feeds and taking it all by mouth (breast or bottle or a combo of both).
So while we still don't know anything about when he will be going home, everything is moving in the right directions. Yay!
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