Max had a lot of energy today. They haven't given him his sedative in a while, so he has been far more alert and interactive than he used to be. This is also, in part, due to his gestational age; he's pretty much a "newborn" now so he's acting like a newborn. He looks around a lot, startles himself when he sneezes, makes little faces and indicates when he's hungry. He's so wonderfully full of curiosity and attentiveness, and it's wonderful to see. Mom and dad both got to hold him today and he responded really well to both of his parents and was doing great with his breathing and everything. And, Mum and Dad both had sore arms afterward as they were cuddling with a gargantuan baby weighing in at 2508g (5 lbs. 8.5oz).
The down side of the day was that his hernia may require earlier attention through surgical means. Initially, we were given a tentative surgery date of September 17th. They may make this earlier as it may be causing some blood to appear in his stool. This means that they will want to treat that earlier rather than later. So, they've given him some antibiotics on a prophylactic basis and that they've temporarily stopped his feeds so that they can properly gage the cause and severity of the issue. The one major rule of thumb with babies that's making us more "ok" with this than some people may expect is that he has so much energy and is doing well in all other regards. He doesn't seem ill, and his hernia is SO obvious, that it would be a big surprise if there was something else going on down there. Most likely, he'll just have to get his surgery earlier. After a few tests, we'll have a better idea of what's going on.
Max is otherwise doing very well and is still as cute as possible. He was a bit crankier tonight, but he'd been poked and prodded enough where we're surprised he wasn't angrier.
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