Mobile

After seeing James enjoy his mobile, we thought that Matthew would probably like one, too. Matthew was awake and alert for a long time (relatively speaking!) this evening, starting on our ride home from the hospital. We set up this activity gym that Grandma brought, and Mattie had a good time listening to the music and watching the toys.

James's return to feeding today wasn't quite as good as we had hoped; at the first two feedings, he threw up about half the amount that he'd been given (the feeds were small, about 6 ml). After that he was keeping the food down, but having some residuals. Maybe tomorrow will be better. He was feeling well enough in the afternoon that I got to hold him for a while, and Mike read him a story (although he slept through it!). Mike was going to hold him during his evening feeding, but then they discovered that his IV line (PIC line) had gotten clogged, so he had to have a new one put in. (Poor baby!) But our latest middle of the night report from the nurse he was doing fine and sleeping peacefully.

UPDATE 11 AM: James is still not taking the food, so the plan is to replace mother's milk with a special formula that is designed for babies with sensitive intestines. This formula is supposed to be easier for the intestines to absorb.