Growing Good!

So many new things in these past couple of days for our little guy, Lewis!!!  He seems to be growing so fast, I'm so excited!! He's now 3 lbs. 8.5 oz, big enough that they will start to try and wean him off heat, so he can learn to keep his own temperature.  That means I can start putting little onesies, hats and socks on him, either tomorrow or the day after!!  I had a blast shopping at Babies R Us today :) I can't wait to play dress up with my little man!

We're also feeding him one bottle a day, teaching him to suck, swallow, breath.  He did ok on his first try, getting 5 ccs, great on his second try, getting 15 and REALLY great on his third try, getting 20! But then I tried to feed him again this morning and he simply wasn't interested :)  I could barely get him to open his mouth! Oh well, the nurses say this is normal for preemies.  Thank the Lord they are able to feed him with a feeding tube through his nose!

The Doctors would like to start taking his oxygen levels down, but everytime they do he has a little spell and we have to bring it back up :)  Guess that'll come a little later!

I kangarood with him tonight and besides one apnea spell of turning blue and almost giving me a heart attack he did very well and slept like a little angel :)  I LOVE getting to kangaroo with him!  Besides feeding him once a day it's the only time I can hold my little son, so it's very special.
He still has a long way to go, but he's making good time and I'm so glad that we're able to stay so close to him and visit everyday!

Here's a few pictures from when I feed him yesterday and from tonight!  Hope y'all enjoy them!

 Giving a wink to Annie :)

 I love feeding my little Bean Burrito :)

 Here he is tonight!

 He's not very happy at this moment :) he HATES getting his temp taken and his diaper changed, and one thing I can say for my little guy is that he has a big set of lungs!LOL! He's the loudest child in the NICU!

Now if only he'd use his lungs to breath all the time, instead of screaming with them :)

I  do love watching him move around and make noise though.  Then I know everything is alright, and he's growing good!

Y'all have a peaceful night!

Bethany