Milk and Tanning Beds

Today was the ultimate definition in "crappy happy." I was discharged from the hospital this morning (which was a very good thing- I think my butt was starting to take on the permenent shape of the hospital bed), but baby Ryan was not. He is progressing- but the NICU Dr. thinks that he will still be in there for several more days, maybe even another week. The Dr. did put in orders to have him taken off of his IV and that he needed to start eating actual food. So I've been pumping like crazy trying to get my milk to come in. I keep taking down syringe after syringe trying to keep up.

Ryan has also been put under the Bili-Light for jaundice (as if he didn't have enough to worry about already). He looks like he's in a tanning bed with his little eyemask on. I told him that he would have a nice little tan by the time he gets home- his aunt Melissa would be jealous. It's kind of nice though- you go to visit him and he's nice and warm.

Anyway, since he is eating "real" food these days, Shaun and I get to go down to the hospital a couple of times a day to help if we want to. We went down this afternoon and got some cute pictures of him when he was wide awake. He has such a sweet personality. He's very calm for someone who has been through so much in the last couple of days. He got a little upset when the nurse was taking him out of his bed- and his cry wasn't even a cry- it was the tiniest little "squeak!" The nurse also gave us a list of everything that Ryan needs to do before he can be discharged and I'm so proud of everything he has already accomplished. He still needs to work on his oxegyn levels and that could take a while. But- he is making progress and we can't wait until we can bring him home!