Look at me, I fit in a 5 pounder’s clothes!

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Well OK, they are still a little big, but he is getting closer!  Today was a fun day as Stacy got to hold him again.  He had a good gas last night so they will continue to ween him by a rate of 2 once a day until he is off the ventilator, or until there is a problem.  He is feeding well at 9ml an hour.

So after doing his care I was trying to calm him down while we were waiting for Stacy to get changed so she could hold him and I made him mad by grabbing his hand.  I did this simply because he was grabbing the vent tube and pulling on it which is a big no no for him.  So while he was holding my hand (OK maybe I should say while he was holding my index finger with his hand) he started pulling it towards his mouth.  I let him and pretty soon he was licking the end of my finger.  It was funny.  Sunday the nurse had Stacy put on a glove and put her finger in his mouth so he could start practicing sucking.  I tried it today and it was the funniest feeling.  First he just bit down on my finger, then once he opened his mouth and I started to pull out my finger he touched his tongue to my finger and started sucking. 

Stacy made rice crispy treats for all the nurses today so we were both a hit and in trouble.  We were a hit because they enjoyed them, but in trouble because the nurses said they will now eat to much sweets.  We are very blessed that he is in such a great place where he is cared for so well.

Happy thanksgiving everyone!

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