Our first Saturday

This post begins with toes.



Cole's care was this morning at 9, so we got up early and scurried over to get there in time. As fate would have it, we were hindered by everything the traffic gods could throw at us, from a garbage truck on a tight one way street to inconceivable traffic from the Head of the Charles squeezing over the B.U. Bridge. We made it in time though, and it was good to see his snoozy little face.



When we got there, he was lookin' good. He had had a number of spells over the night though, and they said that the different CPAP didn't really help, because they had learned that lung pressure wasn't the issue. Therefore, they decided to put him back on the giant robot hat CPAP because it is less traumatic to his little systems. We think that's a good idea. But we miss his little face. The issue of his spells remains, however. They are going to give him a little caffeine boost (that's not a metaphor or a joke) and see if that helps him keep his heart rate up. Hooked at such a young age! He seems pretty excited about the new, more comfortable CPAP:



He's so relaxed and cool:



Speaking of age; I still don't feel like he's 5 days old. I feel like his age should be measured in negative numbers which get closer to zero as he approaches his due date, and then start counting up. I know that's a little nuts, but so is this whole situation!

I forgot to mention yesterday that they have been feeding Cole actual food since yesterday! Quite a big step! They have been feeding him milk which Kate supplies in little bottles which they store and put in little syringes and inject into a little tube which goes down through his mouth into his belly. Not the most comfortable way to eat, but it's the best we can do. So far, he's been doing a great job of digesting the food he's been getting. This is a pretty big deal, because it's hard for their little immature digestive systems to deal with snacks. We're crossing our fingers that he continues to do be able to accept food properly, and if he does, they'll slowly up the doses and eventually (weeks from now) feed him exclusively via his belly, rather than through his IV.

This post ends with a sizemodo of his diaper next to a genuine 20 dollar bill.