First Bath

Splash! Here are two photos from Nina's first bath. The technique involves swaddling her first, then lowering her into the water - this prevents her from being overwhelmed by the sensation of the water on her skin. At first, Nina didn't even seem to notice, but then, seemed to enjoy it!

And during the wash, her hair started to curl - she's a curly girl!

Nina has finally surpassed her birth weight. She gained a whole ounce (about 30 grams) yesterday, bringing her to a whopping 3 pounds, 1 ounce.

She was actually able to get a drop or two of milk straight from the source today, but the docs don't think she'll really get into more serious breast-feeding for at least another week.

And check out that hat! One of her nurses loves that hat and just HAD to see Nina in it. Whaddya think, readers?

TECHNICAL NOTE: I'm not actually in Burlington just yet. Since Nina moved to the step-down unit, Dawning has been spending more time with her, and has had less time for blogging. I'm getting on plane tonight to Burlington (woo hoo!), but Dawning was able to text these photos to me for faster posting.