Brienne got to hold Max for quite some time today - about 1.5 hours. It wasn't the regular kangaroo hold, but instead just a regular cradling of a swaddled little Maximilian in the crook of her arm. She got a bit of a hand cramp from all of the patting of his bum he was enjoying. Her super power of putting babies to sleep is well received by Maximilian who essentially passed out the entire time except for a few minutes here and there. He was stable the entire time except for the 30 seconds after his feeding tube was both inserted and removed.
He's getting better at not pulling the things out of his nose, but has taught himself to faceplant into the crib mattress in order to remove it. Maybe one day soon they can upgrade him to a lower-profile breathing apparatus, or maybe he'll learn that he still needs this tube in his nose to help him breathe and will stop pushing it out and into his eyes.
Oh yeah, we forgot to mention it. His temperature control is so good that they've decided that the isolette was keeping him too warm, so he's in a lovely 70's era state-assigned metal-barred crib. This means he gets to wear a lot of sleepers and looks cuddly and warm in all of them.
All in all, today's visit was great and calm and he's adjusting well to his increased feeds of 32ml per meal.
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