I should clarify some of my prior posts which, as Grandpap would say, were clear as mud. Carter is not breast feeding - I misspoke. He is learning what breast feeding is. He goes down to mommy's "chow nozzle" and sucks a little, then stops. Occasionally he'll get milk and for the most part , he'll stop and swallow. This is the progress that is so reassuring. Most preemies, including Carter to some extent, can't suck, swallow, and breathe. The fact that he doesn't choke every time he gets milk and the fact that he's acquiring an appetite for breast milk after only two days of "playing around" as Sandy calls it, means he is progressing in the right direction in what seems to be a pretty swift pace. Actually, when we pulled him out of his isolette today, Sandy handed him to me to hold in a regular baby-holding position. Immediately, he lunged towards my chest with his tongue out. He knew that that position meant "dinner time" after only one day of Sandy nuzzling with him. Turns out he doesn't know my milk isn't quite in yet and he'll have to rely on mommy ;-)
So there you have it. Another steady and deliberate day for Carter who is proving daily that there is work to be done and he's happy to do it.
