Six weeks 6 days old

When we arrived at the hospital today, we noticed Evan had a new feeding tube that goes down his nose. This will allow him to bottle without having to take out the feeding tube each time. (Taking out the feeding tube and putting it back in every day could have irritated his throat.) I love seeing his little lips and he DOES know how to close his mouth. After a month and a half of having stuff in his mouth, I was a little worried he'd always have it open catching flies. :) 

Andrew had his first bottling attempt today. I have to admit, I thought he was going to be too nervous and gentle (like I was), but he was AWESOME! Evan even managed to stay awake a little longer too. Evan took down a record 12 mL today! He still gets a little too sleepy so he ended up out of the blankets for a bit. Thankfully, he's a little toaster oven so he still stays nice and warm.

Evan got a brand new house today. Not because he outgrew the old one but because he launched one on his Momma. After all the warnings I've given to the nurses, I didn't listen to my own advice and wasn't prepared while changing Evan. He managed to make such a mess that he needed a whole new isolette today. It was super gross, but I got through it. I can cross "Get pooped on by my child" off my bucket list (that means it won't happen again right?!).

We didn't end up going down to the hospital to tuck Evan in. It was the hardest decision we've made yet. I haven't missed a single shift since Evan was born. Andrew and I needed our sleep, but it was still hard not meeting his nurse or tucking him in. I know Evan is receiving awesome care, but it's still nice to meet the nurse and give her the run down of his antics (even though I'm sure it's part of the debriefing each shift does for the new shift coming on). Hopefully we're about halfway through our stay in the NICU. I don't think I want to miss another shift again. I can only do so much for Evan that I felt like I was letting him down. (Thankfully, I don't think he'll hold it against us.)

Stretching out after flipping onto my back.

Helping Daddy feed me.

Hi! Keep it comin!

Heehee, I had to get a new house cuz I pooped all over my old one. Heehee

Wide awake and ready to cause a ruckus.
Should I pull out my O2 or wiggle over to the portholes?