Day 5: Pass The Bottle

Today I was able to drink about 15 ccs from a bottle. Well, 10, then give a big burp, and then another 5. For those of you not up on your metrics, 15 ccs is about 1/3 of an ounce. I gave my mommy a chance to catch up on the milk making by taking a brief hiatus from learning to eat overnight. Not so easy to do, this swallowing thing, but I think I am starting to get it.
To go with my cool surfer blond hair and my slightly "tan" skin, I now have some cool white shades and a tanning bed in my room. I hear this jaundice thing happens in the best of families, so I'll soak up the rays while I can, and enjoy the downtime. I can come out of the lamps to eat, and got to cuddle with my mommy and daddy at different times today when they came to visit me, for about 30 minutes or so before going back in for more UV therapy.
The doctor is going to check on a few details about why my buzzer goes off sometimes, and see if it is apnea, or just a bum wire. Mommy said that she got my "heartrate" back up by jiggling a wire during my nap, like she did with the Tivo wire at home when the picture went fuzzy, so Mommy and I are pretty sure the machine is tricking the nice people taking care of me. They have lots of tests here, though, and if I have to take another one, it passes the time until I can come home.
Speaking of, I can come home when I keep my temperature stable in an open crib (which I can practically do now), become a little less yellow, and eat enough to throw out this IV in my head. Again, not painful, but not a great look for me. When I do get home, I'll be in a bassinet without lights or beepers, and have bunnies from Guess How Much I Love You on the walls. My Mommy told me that story, but I like the one with Max and the wild rumpus a lot, too. Daddy mostly sings Ramones songs when he comes. Not sure how you decorate a nursery in Ramones, so I guess bunnies it had to be.
Hope your buzzers stay quiet and you can sleep in a room with bunnies soon too! Love, Liam.