Getting the hang of it

For two days in a row now, Cayden has done a great job breast feeding!  On Tuesday night, he was awake and alert and nursed for a good 20 minutes.  I felt he got a good amount and finally, the scale corroborated what I thought he got (which was 22 ccs).

Last night, he was screaming at the top of his lungs at Nurse Megan during his cares - it was like he was trying to tell her how hungry he was.  She kept running into little problems that delayed getting him to the breast, like having to put a new EKG lead on him or having to find a clean outfit for him that fit, and he had absolutely no patience!  When he was finally able to nurse, he latched on and fed for 30 solid minutes.  That's as long as they'll let him go because any longer than that and he starts to burn too many calories for what he's ingesting.  I just knew he got a lot of milk that time and sure enough, the scale agreed - 34 ccs, his highest ever!

His weight has been increasing as well.  Tuesday night he was up to 6 lbs. 4.5 oz and then last night, he weighed in at 6 lbs. 6.6 oz.