First Bath

Weston was tolerating tube feedings and nursing really well, so on December 27th, the nurses were able to remove his IV from his hand and he was now able to have a BATH! My nurse, Erica suggested I call my parents and have them bring Amaya to help out with the bath. All of my nurses were outstanding, but Erica was special in that she really made Amaya feel special and involved.

Amaya was anxious to help out!

Here's our little man getting ready for a swaddle bath. The blanket was kept on him during the entire process so that he would keep warm. So... will he like his first bath? Scream and cry?

For the most part, he enjoyed his bath... and several baths later here at home, he really likes it and sleeps great afterwards!

Here Erica is showing Amaya how to wash his arms.

All nice and clean!

 

Our little man got into a little bit of mischief after his bath... he ended up pulling out his NG tube! Maybe he figured since he got his IV out, his NG tube should come out too! Since I wasn't nursing exclusively yet, Erica had to put the NG tube back in. 

I apologize for the pictures being so dark. We weren't able to use our flash while in the ISCN because they didn't want to startle or overly stimulate him.