Today was a good day for Maximilian. They removed the heliox, which means that his only tube was the feeding tube in one of his nostrils. He didn't like the moment it took to slip that in, but he didn't seem to really care that it was there too much. He was breathing beautifully, and was quite relaxed all day.
Mum got to kangaroo hold him twice today. The plan is for her to make up lost time this way as it's a very good way to get Max relaxed and growing. The first session saw Max being a very energetic baby. He was looking around, grabbing at things, and staring at anything that caught his attention. The little guy was excitedly rooting around looking to feed with Mum. Max was really excited for the idea but didn't seem to actually like anything being in his mouth. It will be a few days until he's less gun shy about his mouth region. Still, that was a great time with Mum. We got to look into his lovely eyes for so long and it was great to see him happy and enjoying his surroundings. The second holding session had Mum holding a very sleepy, dozy 3540g (7lbs 12.6oz) Max for a while. This time, he was less enthused about what was going on around him; he had gotten his fill during his 3 hours of wakefulness earlier. Dad read to him, and he slept peacefully until he needed to be changed. At the end of the night, Mum and Dad placed him in his crib and kissed him goodnight.
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