Sponge Bath

Joyce, Kathy, and Holly were on duty yesterday. Henry spent the morning with Grandpa and Grandma Kenski. My mom reported that Henry had slept most of the morning. Joyce thought he looked great. He was put in one of the new outfits that my mom got him.

Joyce said that Jeff and I should start getting his nursery ready and find a pediatrician. So I plan to start looking today. Unfortunately, the NICU staff can't give out recommendations.

I tried nursing him around 1PM, but he ended up sleeping in my arms. I was glad that he was able to sleep through the pod ruckus. Two of the babies were being poked and prodded, and therefore were unhappy campers, letting everyone else know about it.

Joyce had an assignment for me and Jeff...go out and celebrate Henry doing well. So Jeff and I went to see "Transformers" in the evening. Afterward, we went to the hospital. Kathy had weighed Henry at 1480 grams. After changing Henry's diaper four times (consequently, I doubt that he was still 1480 grams), we took him out of his isolette. I held him first, and he did some nursing for a little while. Then, Jeff did some holding. After we put him in the isolette, Holly helped us give him a sponge bath, which Henry didn't mind too much. He seemed exhausted after it and went to sleep. It looked like he was going to have a nice deep sleep. When we left, the lights were dim and the pod was quiet (a rare thing).