Video of Rowan
Here is a video I took yesterday. He gets so mad about losing his paci. He almost gets his thumb, but fails. And he squeaks a lot.
rowan small and mighty
All bottled up
Rowan got his first bottle today! Happy mother’s day to me! They are going to give him a bottle once per day until he gets the hang of it. Then we can work on nursing some more.
It’s getting hot in here, so put on all your clothes
Rowan is doing really well. He is getting more and more alert. They are continuing to up his feeds each day. He is off the bili lights, so we can hold him more easily. And as of this morning he is wearing clothes!
Settling in
On May 7th we went to visit him in his new digs. Much smaller NICU. Much easier to get to and deal with. I was a little frustrated with the lactation consultant. It felt like she was being a little patronizing, and acting like I was trying to rush things. But all I asked about was lick and learn. Which Duke had thought he was ready for. And I was caught off guard, so I didn’t really stick up for myself. If they think he needs to wait, that is fine. But I wasn’t trying to rush things! I was just going with what Duke had said.
Duke Regional!
Right after he was born there was some mention of him being transferred to Duke Regional. Here is a Facebook post from May 6th.
The next week
The next day Zach wheeled me back to the NICU. I got to hold Rowan again. This time is when everything hit me. I sat there holding him and crying. Zach may have also teared up a little.
The next 24 hours
I wasn’t allowed to see him until after the mag was turned off. I was also not allowed to eat. Eventually I was at least allowed to have some sprite. At some point they helped me get from the bed to a chair. THAT was not fun. Not even a little fun.