He Poops!

Today Parker did an amazing job at Pooping! He waited all day for dad to get off work so he could fill his pants just in time for dad to change him.  We are so happy!  I spoke with the doctor who said his EEG was normal so the neurologist will probably not come to see him.  She said he is acting like a normal baby and his test show he is a normal baby so no need for a specialist at this point.  The doctor also said there are 3 things he needs to do before he can go home.

1. breath on his own (he has been doing that for a few days now)
2. Maintain his temp. ( he has been doing that well for a few days as well)
3. he must continue to poop so they can observe his poop for 2 full days.

So as long as he keep pooping we should be out of there friday-ish.  Doctor said by the end of the weekend.

Now that he is pooping his bilirubin levels should come down quickly.  The nurse said tomorrow will probably be his last day of light therapy.  Then we can hold him more and he gets to wear cloths! It always looks so strange to me to see this little newborn baby in only a diaper.  It will be nice to get to see him dressed.

As far as feeding he has been doing a great job. At his 3pm feeding he breastfeed for about 20 min and then drank 1oz! He is doing so great! After eating so much he couldn't even stay awake as I burped him.  It was very cute. I can not wait to be able to show him off to everyone.

He got his central line out today (the IV doing through his umbilical cord) and he had an NG tube put in.  The NG tube is a tube that goes in his nose, down his throat, and into his stomach.  The NG tube is just a precaution at this point it will only be used to give him any fluids or food if he stops eating as well as he is. A NG tube should not be put in when a baby is full because they usually vomit when it is put in if there is much in the stomach. Also a NG tube carries a lot lower chance of causing any type of infection to our little guy.  We wish he didn't have to have it but it is better then and IV so we will take it.