Open the valves, testing the plumbing

Home for a couple hours for dinner. Max, Annie and I had a great day so far. Max started to digest his colostrum last night. Between his feeding at 12:30pm and his feeding at 3:45pm while we were there he managed to get 10 ml from his stomach into his intestines. A far cry from none over the last 3 days. His breathing is evening out and they've turned the pressure down on the CPAP. Indications are he might be off it in the next day or so.

We also had the chance to given him a bath. His eyes were open and looking around and he was calm as can be - until the nurse came back and ticked him off...

Good news! We came back to find Max without the CPAP. Not only that but he produced a pretty good sized stool while we were there. Now that he's starting to get the plumbing working, hopefully he'll start getting rid of the bilirubin, breathing even better, and start putting on some weight. One day at a time...

But today Max had a GREAT day...