Wednesday, May 25th

Today Mason is doing great. He is down to 2 pounds 15 ounces, and is expected to lose more. They said they lose about 10% of their birth weight. Kinda funny, when they don't have much weight to start with. I held Mason this morning for about an hour and a half and he did great. He could not keep his open very long, but I did get to see those baby blues. :) I am so in love already. He has been having some bradicardias, which is when his heart rate goes down, because he forgets to breath. He comes out of it usually on his own, but sometimes you have to rub his back, or thump his heel, (he doesn't like the heel thump) but  Dr. Lipman said that it is completely normal with preemies. If he continues to have these they give him caffeine to help him out. He started feeding through his feeding tube yesterday. They started him on 2 cc, now he is at 5 cc, and he is digesting everything just fine. He also had his first POOP! Yay! His insides are doing their job! I plan to have more pictures on here soon.Thank you for the prayers and please keep them coming! He has a long road ahead of him!