Bigs Days

It seems that almost everyday there is something new that Everett is doing or a new milestone he is hitting. It is so wonderful to see him growing and getting stronger everyday.

Rawley really wanted to hold Everett today while he was waking up so this is their special time together.
Rawley is such a proud big brother and super helpful too. He brings us things when we are busy, he helps get everything ready for feeding, he even knows how to assemble the breast pump and is more than willing to do it. He toddles off to the pump room to get the kits and bottles then assembles it all for me. Such a big helper.

Everett passed his car seat test today. We started the test after his 8 am feeding. There were 2 problems though after already eating his total mls needed he was still hungry and a bit angry. Problem number two was that the car seat was not really ideal for a preemie. It did not have an adjustment on the front of the car seat to tighten the straps therefore you almost had to tip the car seat over to tighten or loosen them. It is kind of a two person job. The nurse suggested that we may want to return it and get a different one before we became very frustrated.

We did just that. With his new car seat he sat with his monitors on for 45 minutes and his breathing was stable and his oxygen levels were great. That means we get to take him home tomorrow. Yay!

Everett really seemed tiny in his car seat. I don't know if we had just gotten used to his size or if everything in the NICU is just sized for the little ones, but once we got him in his seat he looked tiny.
Everett also had a both tonight where he proceeded to poor and pee in the water. So gross. Then he had a second bath to clean off from his first bath.
Everett has been breastfeeding really well. Today he took all his feedings fully without topping off with a bottle. I am so proud of him.