Day 18

day 18

Jack had on pajamas today! We were delighted when we got first glance of him and he wasn’t down to his diaper anymore. He was dressed in the tiniest outfit that we ever saw. It was basically a shirt that covered his entire body and Velcroed in the front. Sorry, but we didn’t get a picture because we forgot the camera. :(

Today was a monumental day for another reason… Angie got to hold Jack for the first time! We were both with Jack like we normally are and the nurse asked her if we ever got to hold him. We thought that she meant putting our arms in the windows on the side of the incubator and laying our hands on him so we said yes. Then she said, “No. No. I mean…did you ever get to really hold him?” We were like, “Can we really?” and she said yes.

So, it took a little maneuvering and some teamwork to get all the monitoring wires, IVs and ventilator lines in order so the nurse could gently pick Jack up and put him in Angie’s arms. The nurse was very helpful and also snapped a Polaroid. Jack was able to be held for about 15 minutes and then he had to go back to his bed. It was a great bonding experience and the smile is still on Angie’s face.

He’ll also be up to 9ccs of formula by the end of the night. The doctor said that he was handling his food very well and that he will continue to get increasing amounts.

Goodnight everybody!