caleb's appetite has been really big lately. he seems to want to eat all the time and then take a really long nap. i think he may be going through a growth spurt or something. for a while there he was starting to spend a lot more time awake but today all he wants to do is eat and sleep. i hope he sleeps tonight.
kaiser sends out a home nurse to check on the NICU babies to make sure they're gaining weight and doing well. yesterday the nurse came over and she weighed caleb at 9 lbs. 3 oz.! that's a 3 pound gain since birth! that seems like a lot to me but she said it was good and was really happy with it. told you this baby likes to eat!
i've mentioned his eating and sleeping... now for the poop. he has days where he poops up to 5 times a day and then some days he'll only poop once. but almost every time he has to go, he cries and screams and seems to be in pain or at least some discomfort. sometimes i feel so bad for him that i want to cry with him. but then he poops it out and all is better. the other day he pooped big time and it instantly went up his diaper, all over his back and my hand! i think i must have used half a tub of wipes on the clean up. i'm sure he felt a lot better after that one.
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This sounds exactly like Brixie Lee. When she hit the 99 percentile, her doctor told me to space out her feeding more and distract her any way I saw fit (play, pacifier, rock, etc.) He said it with a smile on his face, so I knew it wasn't serious, but it was funny. Her poop was just as difficult and his response was that it was just what she needed to do to get it out. I hated seeing her in pain. It does get better! As for the sleep, get it when you can and keep your fingers crossed for a good sleeper. It was wonderful seeing you three yesterday! Caleb is a beautiful baby and you're a wonderful Mommy. Keep up all the great work! Love ya, Brix
good job, baby! kim, your boobs must make some really good milk! :) he takes after his cousins when it comes to the "exploding up the back poops, they were good at doing that too. it's nice that he's taking good long naps...i was really impressed when you told me that he was asleep in his swing and you were cooking dinner the other night. you've got this "mom thing" down! :
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