Sweet Duggie

Well, we've had a few wonderful things happen over the last 48 hours for little Doug. I woke up at 6 a.m. yesterday morning to pump and called the hospital to check in. They said he weighed in at 3 pounds 8 ounces! We thought it was probably a mistake but the nurse said she weighed him 4 times on 2 different scales. When I checked in this morning I expected a loss but NO, he was still at 3.8 and even gained 20 grams over night.
Also yesterday they put him back on the nasal cannula and he is doing very well with no apnea. It was great to see his entire face again and he seems so much more comfortable. When I arrived today I was greeted by another surprise. Today, for the first time since his birth, I was able to feed him! They took the feeding tube out of his mouth and placed it in his nose, to make taking a bottle more accessible. For his first try he did great...taking in 10 cc's of breast milk with little problem, even burping on his own. For now, I'll be able to bottle feed him once a day and slowly increase it as he grows. I can also start putting him up to my breast, nuzzling and trying to get him to breast feed. He was adorable sucking on the bottle and it felt amazing for me to hold and feed him.

And as you can see below, he seems pretty darn happy about all of it too!