PICNIC

Of course he is totally adorable. I know that I have never posted a picture of him feeding before, but I want to see if you noticed the problem with the feeding. I'll give you a hint. PICNIC - problem in chair, not in child. Try drinking a beverage with two straws right next to each other. Like it or not, you're going to get some air that you don't want. Well as you can see Jordan is eating from a bottle, and he still has in the feeding tube. I have been complaining for some time now that he has been sucking inefficiently. He has gotten the job done, but he had to work too hard for too long. Saturday night I fed him 1.5 ounces like in the picture above and it took 40 minutes. To make matters worse, they tape the tube onto his chin. He gets a few drops onto the chin which ruins the tape and the tube starts to slide out. We keep sliding the tube in because we think it's easier for him to leave the tube in rather than inserting a tube every 6 hours. On Monday we finally get tired of the tube and let it stay out while we feed him by bottle. No more inefficient feedings. Tuesday we feed him 2 ounces in under 20 minutes. He now does so well that they have changed the rules for feeding him. First, they now give him a bottle 2 out of 3 feeds. He was bottling every other feed. Before, they fed him 1.5 ounces. Now they feed him a minimum of 1.5 ounces. If he wants more, he can have more. We're talking about an extra half ounce so obesity isn't a concern, but it will help him grow a little more.

We are first time parents, and we had to wait two and a half months before we could put clothes on Jordan. This was the first time he wore clothes. We were so happy just to have a chance to dress him that we made a bad choice. If he was wearing yellow fishing hat he would look exactly like Paddington bear. We took this picture on 9/21. That was the last time we dressed him in this outfit. Now he looks like a baby, and not a bear.

We took this picture on 10/4. Yesterday was 10/9 - but this was the most recent picture we have taken. I included it because it is the closest to his current weight - 5 pounds! My son weighs 5 pounds! He was 3 months old yesterday and he celebrated by hitting 5 pounds! The Paddington bear picture was a full pound ago! The hat he's wearing was made by my mom. It used to be big on him, but now it fits. Check out the picture I posted of him on 9/16. It's the same hat!