Nap Time

This morning when April woke up she felt like she was getting a sore throat so despite how badly she wanted to go and see Lincoln, she couldn't go to the hospital at all. Lincoln isn't strong enough to fight off stuff that we as adults can handle so we just can't take any chances and expose him to any kind of germs. He's too important to us to risk it, even if it is as minor as sore throat. The hospital has signs posted everywhere to make people aware and cautious about spreading sickness so we wanted to make sure and do our part. Needless to say, it was a really tough day for April. It's hard enough to leave him behind each night...and then to know that you can't see him at all for a day or two is even worse.

Since April couldn't make it to see him, she had to call in the reserves...ok so, it was just me but whatever. After making sure to take my vitamins, I was glad to go and give Lincoln some love from his momma. He was doing good again today and all of the reports from the doctors remain positive. One big accomplishment to report is that he's no longer under phototherapy. So, while I'm sure he enjoyed the stylish shades he was sporting for a few days, we're glad to know that his billirubin count has stabilized. It seems like he is improving a little bit more each day! Today he was able to even eat a tiny bit of milk (1 ml to be specific). As I've said in recent posts, eating and digesting is a milestone in the development of a preemie so we'll pray that he can quickly jump through this hoop and continue to grow.

I was able to spend some time with Lincoln twice today and both times the nurses let me hold him. This morning I spent over and hour holding him against my chest. Each time the nurses reposition him or move him it causes him a little bit of stress, but he quickly settled in and relaxed after being placed against my skin. I can't explain how peaceful it is to hold him. It's like nothing I've ever felt before. Lincoln and I took a nap together and when the nurses woke me up I felt more rested than I have in at least a week. It was really nice:) One quick fun fact - Lincoln's day nurse told me that babies can easily tell who is holding them because father's tend to have a firmer grip on them. She also told me that they can tell Mom and Dad apart by the tone of their voices. Yeah I know, this probably sounds like really obvious stuff but as I drove home for lunch I kept thinking about how amazing it is to know that my son already knows me!

Before I go, I just want to ask you to really pray for April. It's been a really hard day for her and she's hoping to be able to see Lincoln again either tomorrow or Friday. She's already such a great Mom...she totally lights up whenever she's around Linc. Pray that she would be able to fight off any sickness and get a lot of rest. Speaking of rest...I think it's about that time....zzzzzzzz

Thanks for checking out our blog again,
Jeremy, April, and Lincoln