2 Weeks Old!

So the last two days have been great. Yesterday he got the second part of his transfusion and wasn't doing very well with the feedings. Very spunky though, you can tell that between the blood and the antibiotics he is feeling much better. The little stinker was throwing a tantrum and pulled out his OG tube, then ripped the tape that was holding it to his face off too. He's like his daddy and doesnt like anything sticky I think. Yesterday we got to cuddle for a couple hours....Today I held him skin to skin for SIX WHOLE HOURS!!!!!!!!  He spent a lot of the day with me and the rest of the time he was in his incubator, he was very active, arms and legs going everywhere. He managed to take his CPAP off too. Pretty impressive. He did good with digestion. He's getting 4 cc's every 3 hours. Pooped on his own and peed on his mom.  He weighs 3lbs 3oz, what a moose! Eli got to talk to both Oma and Great-Gram on the phone today, pretty cool :)

Uncle Fish and Kiki took me to lunch and then spent the day working on Eli's room. They put together his dresser and arranged the furniture so everything would fit. It looks awesome! The Durfee's came for a visit, it was good to see them. Omie and Grandpa were in and out all day. Gramma and Grampie are coming tomorrow. Eli is very excited to see his Grampie and spend some time with his daddy who is off the next two days!

A few other cool things going on. A friend of a friend my mom goes to church with was extremely generous and sent us some adorable preemie clothes and an encouraging note. Her twins were born at 27 weeks! Thank you so much Danielle. Also, a mom of a preemie that "graduated" from the NICU stopped by with some clothes that she had bought and asked the nurses to give them to one of the babies. Eli got these. He's gonna be one well dressed lil man, once they let him wear clothes! Once he graduates, I'll have to do the same thing. Our church family is starting to bring us dinner. Thanks Jason for the pizza! We are getting taken such good care of, that's for sure. 

Praise God for all the blessings he is showering on our family! Please keep praying for our lil guy

Proof that duck face and throwing up duces is always attractive..especially after you have a baby