Went into the hospital at 8:30 am to find an alert and heartily crying wee boy. Evan weighed in at 4 pounds 14 ounces this morning. I changed him into his cute new `whale` themed outfit and then we nursed. Evan was able to get 15 ccs of milk this time before we supplemented the other 30 by bottle. Evan`s biggest hurdle with feeding is his propensity to fall asleep very quickly, but he seems more and more alert every day.
When I was burping him after his breakfast, Evan gave me a big smile and giggled. His first laugh was priceless and I`m sure there will be many more to come.
Andrew and I will be going into the hospital at 2pm this afternoon to give Evan a bath. This will be the first time that we will be able to give him one on our own (of course, under the watchful eyes of the nursing staff - they have been very helpful in giving us pointers).
A few hours later...
After buying Andrew his belated Birthday running shoes we headed back to the hospital get a lesson on bathing a newborn. Because mommy wasn't feeling well, the nurse did all the dirty work, so we'll have to wait until next time to try it on our own. Evan virtually gulped down his bottle this afternoon. Hopefully he'll be just as hungry when I return to nurse him this evening.
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