Happy New Year!

Cayden rang in the new year by reaching a milestone - he weighs three whole pounds!  The doctors still want him to gain at a faster rate than he has been, so they started giving him zinc.  They're not sure why, but it seems to help babies put on more weight.  He's also getting a bit more breast milk (27 ccs every three hours) so we'll see where he goes from here.

He had a metabolic panel drawn last night as well just to make sure all of his electrolytes and things are where they should be and they are.

My friend Laura, an aspiring photographer, visited the NICU with me yesterday.  Cayden must have thought the paparazzi was following him the way she was snapping that camera at him!  I can't wait to see the shots she took. 

I'll be heading out to see him in an hour or so.  Nurse Megan wants me to help her give him his first bath tonight. How exciting!