Stinky boy becomes Clean boy

We had a great day yesterday. I got to give Finn is first "real" bath with a tub and water and everything because he was pretty stinky.He did really great and didn't make a peep the whole time. He was just looking around, trying to figure everything out. I usually don't like giving baths (don't know why...maybe afraid I'm going to drown somebody else's kid or something!), but I LOVED giving Finn his. I guess if I drown him, it's my problem, not somebody else's (just kidding!). I think I felt like I was doing something that all "normal" moms get to do with their babies. I started out by wiping his face, then I washed his hair. Then I put him in the tub and washed his body. With the help and guidance of Finn's nurse, Katie, I did a great job. It was a great moment for both Finn and me.

As you can see from the picture, Finn still has the cannula off and he is doing really well. He continues to have dips on his stats and a few spells, but nothing they are concerned about. This makes me SO happy. Now he can wear regular onsie outfits because before, the cannula made it so we couldn't put things over his head. Also, because of the lack of cannula, Katie said I could take him for stroller rides along the unit hall! I don't think I'm quite ready for that, but it is amazing Finn has made such huge steps in the last couple of weeks.

His is also growing like a weed! On Sunday nights, they do their weekly measurements. So, as of Sunday at midnight, he was four pounds, 10 ounces, 17" long (he grew 3/4 of an inch in ONE WEEK!) and his head circumference was 31" (it was 23" when he was born)! I guess I should be glad his head was so much smaller when I had to deliver him!

We decided to give him his bath before his 11:00am feeding because he usually doesn't do as well at that feeding as he does at the 2:00pm feeding and a bath usually tired babies out quite a bit. Well, not the case with little Finnegan. He was wide awake after the bath and latched on and ate like a champ! I didn't know how much he got, but when Katie tested his stomach before his 2:00pm feeding, he still had a lot of milk in there, which was probably all from me (he usually digests all that he gets via tube before his next feeding). Then, to make fools of us, he didn't eat and feel right asleep at his 2:00pm feeding (just because we said he usually eats good at 2:00 and not at 11:00!). I guess I better get used to him making a liar out of me (or so I hear from other parents!). I don't mind. He is doing really good with breastfeeding overall.