Monday holiday

I had some snuggly, sweet Max time today. It had to be a little brief, since Troy was home with the two kids, but still wonderful!

Ella and Alex are both feeling better after a weekend bug. But still, they're not ready to visit baby brother just yet, and we thought it would be good to keep them quarantined for one more day.

Max had his occupational (sucking, swallow, breathe...) therapy at noon. He was sweet and snoozing, so he was useless for this session.

Not many changes today from the doc. They compressed his feedings through the tube to 1 hour. That means 2 hours with nothing going in, until the next feeding begins. After the first stretch, giving his tummy time to be empty, he actually acted hungry for the first time!

His hematocrit is down to 29, but his "re-tick" shows his body is beginning to make it's own red blood cells, so they'll let that go for now. He's not showing any symptoms of it being a problem. They had expected to start him on medicine today for his elevated direct bilirubin. But that number dropped over the weekend, so no new meds today.