Picnics and Ooshy Diapers

Hmmmmmm....What to write tonight...How else can I say "status quo?"  If this is the biggest concern of my day, it's a pretty good day! 

Joshua breastfed for 21 minutes at 6:00 this morning (15 minutes is considered a full feed).  At 9, he wasn't interested, so he got the full feed via NG.  At 12, he did great for 13 minutes, and he got an additional 15 mL of milk through his NG.  He is definitely the one to set the pace, and I don't think he realizes how nice it will be to go home.  Today the doctor made it sound like we still have a long time in the NICU.  He said, "down the road, maybe a week or so before he goes home, we'll start him on an ad lib feeding schedule..."  Uh, a week before going home is "down that road?"  So much for that 1-3 week prediction!  Patience, patience, patience...

Tonight he had a good gain of 30 grams (1oz).  He is now up to 2330 grams or 5 lbs 2.2 oz.  He's bulking up! 

Today we went to James' team picnic for the Warrior Games.  Jeremiah was talking about going to the picnic all day; he was so excited.  {For some reason he gets the biggest kick out of eating anywhere other than home.  After going to the zoo, he talked most about "eat lunch at zoo."  Same with the hospital-eating lunch in the Ronald McDonald room was way more exciting that seeing Joshua.}.  It ended up being pretty cold, so the "picnic" was in the cafeteria at the AF Academy.  While we were in there, he went "oosh" (#2) in his diaper.  It was a minor ordeal for me to get the diaper bag from the car, and he insisted on me changing him right in the middle of the cafeteria around all the food and people.  He laid down on the floor and lifted his legs, ready for a change as several sets of eyes turned our way.  I more strongly insisted absolutely not, so he gave in with just a bit of a fuss (he didn't want to walk with oosh in his diaper; can you blame him?), and we cleaned him up in the bathroom.  Anyway, much later, as we were leaving, walking out of the cafeteria, he stopped, turned around and waved to the building, nonchalantly saying, "Bye bye picnic!  Bye bye oosh!"  I guess we know what was most memorable for him!