Josh was moved to a crib since he is now able to maintain his body temperature. He is closing in on 5 lbs, clocking in at 4 lbs 13.8 oz yesterday. This week they will try him off the c-pap again and see if he does better this time. He will also get his two month vaccinations at the end of the week.
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| About to get weighed |
Yesterday we learned how to give Josh a bath and did that with some nurse supervision. Although he regularly gets a bath we have just missed all previous bath times. The technique they use at the NICU is a swaddled bath. So we wrap him in a blanket inside the bath tub and just wash one extremity at a time. This helps keep him calm and from flailing around but it is definitely a two person job to keep him wrapped up and bathe him at the same time.
The Saturday nurse had an exciting day as Josh had two diaper blowouts in his bed, requiring new sheets twice and a thorough scrubbing of the wall next to the crib.
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| Josh's new digs |
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