Wow, were we shocked tonight we went went in for Ethan's 11:00pm feeding!
1. They told us he was pulling at his IV they had in his scalp so, Nurse Amy called the doctor and the doctor said to increase his feeding and take his IV's off. He was just get extra nutrition (super small amount) and the increase in feedings will make up for it. So, Ethan is CORD FREE. All he has is a feeding tube through his nose and the little monitors to monitor breathing and heartbeat!! AND they took him off the lights!
2. Nurse Amy said it was time for Ethan's first bath!! She let Brad and I do it completely by ourselves and just gave us hints and advice as we did it! First we washed his hair. He loved that. No crying at all!! Here is short video of it. I hope you don't get sick of all these videos but I am addicted to the little FLIP video we are borrowing from Neil and Jaci since, I can't find my camera!!
Here is the real bath. He seemed to like it pretty good. I told him he needs to be a fish because every summer we are going to the pool ALL the time, that's my favorite thing to do on a sunny summer day!
He censored this picture pretty well!!
He censored this picture pretty well!!3. Then we got to dress him on our own. Grandma Lori went out and bought him this outfit when they told us earlier that he could get dressed. It's the cutest little monkey outfit. It's really not too big on him, I was surprised.
Good Night Ethan, WE LOVE YOU!
Thanks Nurse Sarah, you are now our new favorite nurse!! Actually, ALL his nurses are SO good. It is so neat to see that EVERYONE single one show us that they just LOVE their job. They all just rave about how adorable Ethan is, so that is fun to hear all the time!
4. Lastly, holding him while he took his feeding through his nose tube. He likes to hold hands with Brad ALL the time. It's pretty darn cute if I say so myself! He also sucks on his paci or now he has discovered his fingers while he is feeding. This is a step closer to the "suck, swallow, and breath" condition he needs in order to start feeding from me directly. 
This might be my new favorite picture!
This might be my new favorite picture!
Good Night Ethan, WE LOVE YOU!Thanks Nurse Sarah, you are now our new favorite nurse!! Actually, ALL his nurses are SO good. It is so neat to see that EVERYONE single one show us that they just LOVE their job. They all just rave about how adorable Ethan is, so that is fun to hear all the time!
5 comments:
Oh Wendy! He's sooo cute! I can't even stand it! I honestly can't believe all that black hair! I'm so pleased to hear you are in such good hands with all the wonderful nurses up there! Sounds like you have had plenty of visitors too which is always so nice! I am thinking about you constantly! Sending you lots of hugs! Ethan too!!
i love him! he is so cute-- i can not wait to come and visit!!!
Congratulations Webers!! I love the name Ethan...he is adorable! It has been so nice to see Ethan's progress through your blog. I bet Aunt Katie is excited. Hopefully we will be able to meet Ethan when you are in Holstein sometime. Take care...we will continue to think about you!
OMG! He is beyond cute, adorable, etc.... Thanks for sharing all of this with the rest of us. Good Job on the inaugural bath! Stronger by the day, gotta love it!
Mel Helling
wow. so glad he is doing well. l loved reading this great update. I can almost smell that clean baby smell :-). the pics are great - he is so cute. happy to hear he is doing so well, I'm sure the nurses there are amazing. you are in a great place and know he will continue to thrive with your love! can't wait to meet him!
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