He's Growing Up So Fast!

He has tripled his birth weight! 70 days ago, he was born at 1 pound 5 ounces. Now he weighs 3 pounds 15 ounces! I am so proud of him!

Grandma loves to hold him. Too bad I trump her! I get to hold him for hours every day!!!

Jaden is working on breastfeeding. Monday was the first day, and he did so well! He latched on, did a lot of sucking, and was just so cute! The lactation specialists were amazed! Yesterday he was so exhausted from all of the fun that when I took him out to try again, he just fell asleep. So we tried again at night, and even though he has been sleeping the ENTIRE day, he was apparently just too exhausted with just the thought of it and fell asleep. So we'll see what happens today.

And the big news is: he had his first real bath!!!

After he figured out that it was like sitting in a tiny baby hot tub, he settled right in and zonked out. In other words, he loved it! It was fun to see him progress to a real bath, rather than the sponge baths he's been having. And I didn't swaddle him up for modesty's sake, but that is how they wash him in the tub - they just uncover the parts that need to be washed and then cover it back up and move along. Of course when we were done, I had to do his hair, so I gave him a proper missionary part: His is now "eating" 30 mL of milk every 3 hours. The 26 extra calories they are fortifying with are obviously working (he is getting fat! Well, fat for an almost 4 pounder) and he is tolerating it well. He had to have another blood transfusion the other day because his count was low, but it made him feel better and gave him better color. He is so cute!