The cats and dog are inquisitive and very gentle when approaching him. They have all checked him out and gotten a good sniff of his baby cuteness. They also have checked out the Pack & Play and the bassinet (but not gotten into either). So far so good.
Tyler's been eating well every 3 hours. Initially we were using the single use bottles the hospital provided, but once we ran out we started using the Dr. Brown ones we got from our registry. His intake of breastmilk went down and Eric and I realized that the decrease seemed to be when we started using those, so we put them away for the time being (I am sure we'll get them out again soon!), and got some inexpensive bottles from Target that seem to work just fine. He's back up to his previous eating levels and even surpassing them. He was up to 4 lbs 12 oz as of Monday's pediatrician appt, and we go in again on Thursday for another weight check.
Yep, 1st pediatrician appt was on Monday. We're very pleased with the pediatrician's practice we've chosen. We chose them because they were on our insurance, close by, and the neonatologists (although they could not endorse anyone) use them. We found this out when Dr. Bastick (neonatologist) came by to visit with us and discuss how a 32-week preemie will do. I'd asked if there's anything special to look for in a pediatrician since we'd have a preemie, and we got to discussing who we were considering. Like I said, they can't endorse/recommend anyone but she did say that several of the neonatologists use the practice we were considering (Raleigh Children & Adolescent Medicine). I figure if you can take care of a neonatologist's kid, that is good enough for me! We met with Dr. Gessner and he answered all of our questions without any weird doctor-speak. He's healthy, gaining weight, and progressing.
Eric's parents, his brother and family and Jill have all been over to meet (and hold) him.
And in news unrelated to baby, we bought a new TV today. We have a cutout above the fireplace for a TV and when Eric moved in he put his 37" TV there. Well, over the last few months it's developed a red stripe. We've kinda gotten used to it, and it didn't get much use while I was on bedrest and Eric spent most of his time at the hospital. Now that we're both home, it is kind of annoying, plus it's gotten worse (the stripe had doubled in size!). And, like it or not, we spend a lot of time watching TV. So Eric spent some time searching for the right one to buy. Ended up with a 40" Sony Bravia that we got a great price on (gotta love Best Buy!), and it looks nice! Hooray for new TVs!
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