Our visit with Max today was fairly uneventful. It's nice to have so many quiet days where nothing much happens - it's a little taste of what we imagine having a 'regular' newborn might have been like. He's doing really well, he got some good cuddle time and again took well to the breast.
Max had a visit from one of the feeding specialists today. They tried to offer him a little milk in a bottle nipple. He seemed to have no problem with the sucking, but the swallowing part appears to be something he has little interest in at the moment. Swallowing seems so intuitive, but when breathing is something you've had to learn to do, figuring out how to pause your breath to coordinating swallowing while not choking and sputtering is something of an art to master. With practice Max will learn how to do this too.
Also, Max has received his first negative test for MRSA. The treatment seems to have been successful. Now, we only need three more tests to come back negative and Max is out of isolation. We already kiss him all over and sneak gloveless caresses, but it will be nice to not have to don the gowns and gloves. Of course, we're hoping we won't still be there for another three tests (done once a week), but we're trying our best to leave expectation at the door and take one day at a time. We look forward to Max's homecoming - whenever he decides that will be.
Overall, another great day with our little man.
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