Oh my little man, Day Twenty-Five, has been an adventure. Mommy isn't feeling so hot today. I am starting to get Mastitis--OUCH! So, naturally I am trying to do everything possible to heal myself without having to take any prescriptions. Hot showers, excessive pumping, hand expressing, cold packs, and yes, cabbage in my bra. Anyway, as much as I tried, I couldn't get the big, hard, red, lump out and ended up calling in for a prescription. This put a little bit of a damper on our morning visit. I am so glad I wasn't able to come in the morning though, because I got to spend the afternoon with you. This meant I got to bath you, and weigh you. I have had this opportunity before, but today was super fun, I bathed you in a bucket. Yep, a little Rubbermaid, 3.75 gallon box. The nurse wrapped you in a blanket and filled the bucket with warm water. We placed you in the water still wrapped and then slowly scrubbed you down, un-swaddling one body part at a time. The reason they bath you this way is to keep you warm, since you are still so little. You still love having your head scrubbed with a toothbrush. You calm right down. I can't lie though, it was kind of scary holding you in that water. Since you're so tiny, fragile, and squirmy, I was scared I would drop you. It was still awesome though and I was so thankful for the chance to care for you.
Guess what, you weigh 3lbs. 4oz. now! You're one-pound larger than you were at birth. Keep growing my little man, keep growing!
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