I've been aching to pick Ian up and cradle him in the crook of my arm so much lately because he's getting so big. Tonight, i got my wish. The nurse said "are you ready to hold him?" and i said "i've been ready forever". She then snuggled him up and put him in my arms! Not kangaroo care, a regular hold which was awesome cuz i could see his face. It was truly amazing. His warmer has been turned off since 7am this morning and he has maintained his temperature while snuggled in a blanket which is a big improvement for him. They have also decreased his ventilator settings over the weekend, the peep (pressure in the lungs on expiration) from 8 to 6 and the total assisted breaths from 42 to 20 which means he's doing alot more of the breaths on his own. My strong little guy. I never thought i'd be holding my own lil one like that. He's like looking down at a newborn since he's now 4lb 1oz :). My little man is just not so little anymore. Ohhhh and he had an outfit on for the very first time tonight.
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