Learning More

Mom and Dad are learning how to handle Eric a little more. Dad turned him over for the first time today and I have been settling him back into bed after our holding. Today nurse Mary also showed me how to sit him up so I can slide his shirt underneath him when I am dressing him. These may sound like simple tasks but after days and days of not really being able to handle him much these are a little intimidating but exciting things for all of us.

Eric is definitely learning how to tell us what he wants. He likes to be held for about an hour. After one hour he starts to fuss around and "de-stat" as he struggles for a new position. Once we put him back to bed he settles right down. He eats every 3 hours and about 20 minutes before feeding time he does the "I am hungry squirm". This is also when he get his temperature taken and a diaper change. The squirming makes this challenging but Eric is very patient with us.

Eric is a fan of his pacifier (aka pacey) and today was sucking on it so hard I could hear smacking noises. He gets the pacifier while he is being fed so he can learn to associate sucking with having a full belly.

Here is a picture of us hanging out. Eric's got the softest hair and all the nurses comment on the beautiful color.




Here is a picture of his cute socks with his pulse oximeter shining through. Thanks GA Kathy for the new socks. I have already washed them twice.