Greyson has been out of the NICU for six days now. The world outside the NICU is quite different for him. I'm sure the nights seem very dark and quiet compared to the constant, 24/7 commotion in the NICU. This kept him (and his parents) pretty restless for those first few nights. But that will go away in a few days,... right? As he is adjusting to life outside the NICU, so are his parents who are now full time parents for the first time in their lives.
For the most part Greyson breast feeds. Sometimes he gets his milk by bottle, however, to give his mom a break. The other night I was feeding him his bottle and was amazed at his progress as to how fast he could suck down a bottle now. What I didn't realize is that I hadn't seated the nipple in the bottle properly and most of the milk was running down the side of his face, soaking his onesie, and down my sleeve to my elbow. So I cleaned him off, changed his clothes, changed my clothes and warmed another bottle for him. And then, in my sleepless stupor, did the exact same thing... again. Perhaps the whole learning process is going to take a little longer for me.
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