Jack has stepped-down. Although different from “getting down”, seeing him out of his isolette did make me want to dance around like a proud daddy.
At his weigh in he wiggled and almost weighed five pounds.
So while I was feeding him, he scared the shit out of me again. See, every time he’s eaten from the bottle, it’s had this red nipple on it. The reason they use the red one is that it’s not too hard to get the milk through, in fact if you turn it over, some milk will leak right out.
Anyhow, I’m feeding him, and he’s slurping away and then I see that his stats are plummeting. Crap. The nurse was not hovering over me at the time, so when I loudly proclaimed “I need help right now”, she came over.
We sat him up for a sec, turned his oxygen level up and his color quickly returned.
The nurse was not even slightly phased, and she explained why:
“Jack is getting bigger, and he’s sucking too hard for that red nipple. He took too much in and he choked for a second. It’s time for the yellow nipple.”
Simple.
Sarah did a quick nipple swap and then we were off to the races. More sucking, and more breathing. One of my favorite combinations.
I’m doing the happy dance!!!!
Sarah and Arch, I could not be more delighted to see/read this good news. As for “learning by doing” with the babe, there will be lots of that. Take a deep breath, and figure it out. Like the time Archie decided to fly out of his crib – big thump – silence – then the sound of kiddo crying. Oh there is lots of puzzle solving with babes, but you two are up to it!!! The joys of parenting. Love to you and Jack.
WOOHOO!!! Here’s to stepping down and steping out!!!
CRT
After seeing this new video of Jack being weighed I went back and looked at the one you made soon after he was born and the transformation is stunning. It is amazing to see this once so fragile little guy turning into a sturdy little plumpster. He’s going to be dangling off that scale soon! Here’s to stepping down, Jack! See you when you get home!