Josh is still a "feeder/grower" and working on taking full feeds and we are trying new things to get him home soon. Because he is full-term they are now letting him sleep up to four hours at a time and then hoping he'll eat more when he is awake. Unfortunately he hasn't taken extra amounts yet to meet the prescribed volume, but we are hoping that if we try this for a few days he'll start to take larger volumes when he is awake.
Tonight we are trying what they call "rooming in" where Josh will be hooked to a portable monitor and will stay with us in the family room where we will care for him overnight. We want to see if Josh will eat as well for us overnight as he eats for the nurses. The nurses will still prepare his milk for us and be available for an emergency but in general we will be on our own.
Have a great night with your boy - this is so exciting!
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