We couldn't be happier with Ryker's progress. We went today and found out that the bottle feeds are going so well that they are going to up him to three a day. Once that number gets to eight a day he is officially free of having to have the silly line in his nose/mouth that they feed him through. They leave it there so that they don't have to rerun it if needed. He hates it, he tries to pull it out every time we are there, but it seems like it is more of a nuisance than anything more serious than that to him.
They also may be moving him to his crib tonight and out of the incubator! They put him in this funny little outfit for now to see how he does. It's huge on him, can you tell?! I'll have to see what size it is, because if it's a 0-3 month, we're screwed on clothes, haha. We have a ton of stuff from Kohl's and Babies R' Us that we get every time they have a good sale on Carter's baby clothes. That stuff is everywhere, cute and cheap. Love it.
Besides the fact that he is making great progress, there isn't much more to say! We got to play with him for a while today and I got to bottle feed him. He's so funny because he just knocks out as soon as I hold him and if he gets fussy he likes to be buried in our chests where I can't see his little face anymore. I swear that his eyes are a dark blue, but Vic says they are grey. I know babies eyes change and we won't know the color for a while, but I'm going to keep crossing my fingers for blue. Dark hair, blue eyes? Adorable!
Pumping is going a little bit better today, I know it is a work in progress but it is definitely hard to try and only focus on the positive sometimes. I'm starting to wonder if I have scar tissue from my boob job a few years ago that is making my right express a few mL's less than the left every time. I've always liked my right one better, I'm sure that's odd, but it's always seemed more full and upright and I think that might be because of the scar tissue. As long as it doesn't lag too far behind it shouldn't be too bad. I'm getting about 20-25 mL's a pump right now, which is exactly what they are feeding him. Of course, they'll probably up him past that now that I can pump it and I'll be in what seems like an endless game of catch up. I know, I know, it'll come in, keep pumping..I'm not totally bummed on it, it just seems like such a big task! I'm determined though, so even if I may whine a bit I am going to breast feed this kid whatever I can get for as long as I can get it. I'll just think of the $16.99 that a can of preemie Enfamil costs to motivate me to get more milk.
On the note of pumping...I have the Medela Freestyle Advanced which is pretty amazing. I used the Medela Symphony in the hospital and than my insurance sent me home with a PJ's Comfort hospital grade pump that I used the first night at home. Maybe I screwed myself and if I was using the PJ's Comfort hospital grade pump I would be getting more, but that thing hurt like a bitch. Not very good for the whole relaxation factor. The Medela has nine different settings and the flanges don't collapse in, destroying my nipple like the PJ's did. We bought the hands free bra for the Medela this week and that thing is the shit. All of a sudden I was able to actually function while I pump. It's awesome! I quickly let my girlfriend Lauren (who is at the end of her pregnancy) know that she should get one ASAP. It was that life changing.
We're also pretty obsessed with our Boon Grass drying rack. It can be found here.
This looks so cute on our counter and it works so well for all of the breast pump parts and bottles. We even went ahead and got two! We also have the twig and flower accessories. This might be one of my favorite purchases! We learned about it while reading Little Baby Garvin's blog, you should totally check it out! Between her and the author's of Lucie's List and Pregnant Chicken I've been able to get everything I need and feel pretty confident in my purchases. So far everything that those wonderful ladies have suggested has been awesome.
Well, somehow it has already been an hour and a half since my last pump, which means I'm coming up on the end of the shortest two hours ever. It's amazing how time can go by so fast once you have something to do every two hours! Tomorrow I'm going to try and get my first little workout in, it's obviously going to be a pretty mellow attempt, but I'm determined to give it a shot. I feel pretty great, I'm just a little bit aware of having a few stitches. I'll let you know how it goes!
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