When Chris and I went back to see him this morning he screamed and screamed. Everything was upsetting him...us touching him, moving him, the beeps and buzzes of the machines, the flash on the camera (opps).
He also still has the IV in his head which I can't stand. It looks so painful and he is no longer on pain meds so it has to bug him...
He had clothes on for the first time today! I think he was mad that he couldn't get his hands out to pull at his tubes:
Shortly after the above picture was taken, he spit up all over his outfit, so I got to change him for the very first time. Thankfully, Sayward was there to help! I think it will get easier when he doesn't have all the wires and tubes coming off of him:
Last night, they moved Brayden into a big boy crib! They also moved him out of Pod 3 and into Pod 7, which is great. Pod 3 is for critically ill babies and Pod 7 is for babies that are getting ready to go home:
He is still struggling with spitting up. My mom and I really think he is lactose intolerant (I was as a baby) and that they need to change his formula. He may also be dealing with acid reflux. They didn't let him have a bottle at all today and I don't know if they will tomorrow so we may end up being here longer than we thought. He also didn't get an increase in the amount of formula he is getting today. He is doing his best to get well and I just feel so bad for him (especially this morning when he was so upset!). I know eventually he will get it (bottle feeding) and everything will be okay, but I just hate watching him struggle.
The weather here is starting to get really bad. We slid going back to the hotel tonight. Several cars had done 180's on the freeway. I hope that we are able to leave early for the hospital (like normal) but we may not be able to if the roads are still very icy.
I wanted to thank all of you that have emailed Brayden. The nurses handed me another bundle of emails today and each night Chris and I read them and put them in his book. Thank you!!
We've received so many kind notes from blog readers who live in the vicinity, work at the hospital or have a relative at the hospital. We wish we had time to meet up with you all and we are so thankful that you would ask to, but we spend 99% of our time back in the NICU as I'm sure you can understand! Thank you so much for your kind offers! We really wish we could meet every single one of you!
Thank you all so much for your continued prayers for all of the NICU babies, parents, nurses and doctors!
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