No more IV!

Today was a pretty great milestone (in our humble opinions). Cole is up to full feedings (tomorrow morning) so they decided he would be able to get enough fluids out of the milk. And all of this means no more IV's. The IV out will make it a lot easier to bring him and out of his incubator and he'll be at lower risk of infection. He hasn't been taking too well to needles, so it will be good not to have to put him through that stress. More good news is that he's up to 3 pounds, 6 ounces and gaining.

Emily and I are starting to stagger our schedules at the hospital so we can spend as much time as possible with Cole, while still getting the house ready. So she had him this afternoon for 3 hours and I went this evening.

A big thanks to Cindy and Kate who have been a big help! Kate, Kristal and Megan hosted (what I hear was) a great baby shower. Cindy has been out since Cole's birthday helping with shopping, organizing, cooking and cleaning. All the help has been great!

Here are some pics I've snapped over the past day or two.