Monday's Update: Short & Sweet

Aiden is 9 days old today! It has been a good day too. Numerologists sing praises to the number 9. (But I still put my stock in God and the power of prayer). Aiden still has fluctuations in his blood sugars but the lows aren't dipping as low and the length of time he stays stabilized stretches out longer. Yay!

There was a minor issue with Aiden's birth certificate that my sister and her husband had to fix today. Apparently, the hospital listed my sister's first name as Aiden's last name. Oops.

My sister was able to get Aiden to drink about 37 cc's of milk today so he only had to get about 5 cc's through the feeding tube.

My mom called me all excited to tell me Aiden had another little graduation today. (The first was when he moved from an isolette to a regular bassinet.) Today, they took out the blood tube in his umbilical cord. I believe this was the tube they used to test his blood. They are now only testing his blood every other feeding.

My sister is hoping her husband will take a shift at work (this weekend I think, but I'm not sure when exactly). He is struggling with that knowing how hard it will be to concentrate with his son is still in the hospital. He also doesn't want to leave her alone. But never fear, mommy is here. Or well, there, actually. My mom is still out there with my sister and will be for another 2 weeks. So she won't be alone. I'm sure they will figure things out. It is hard to go from such an all-consuming crisis back into your normal routine. There's a bit of a time warp affect and a shifted sense of perspective when your entire heart and mind are focused on one single very important thing (like baby Aiden getting better!). My brother-in-law is a pretty calm, laid-back guy so he's probably better at coping with crisis in general, but I know for me, keeping yourself together while enduring all these ups and downs is so very hard. How can you not just feel completely splattered all over the floor and totally empty... except for the bone-wrenching weariness.

My family and I will be there this Sunday. I'm so excited to see my little Aiden-bug.