No more lights!

Foster is 1 week 3 days old, but is 32 weeks gestational age. It's hard to believe he should still be in utero for another 8 weeks. Last night he was up to a whopping 4 lbs 5 ounces...almost back to his birth weight! That could decrease with a single large bowel movement, but we're glad he appears to be putting on the pounds. He is now eating about 25 ccs a feeding...almost an ounce. We thought he looked exceptionally long in this picture...and with a belly full of food. This morning his bilirubin is down to 6, so they are taking off the bilirubin lights for 24 hours to see how he does on his own. Since he is off the lights, we can hold him as long as we want, as long as he gets some sleep while doing so. We were limited to 2 hours a day while he was on the lights, so I can tell already it will be hard to leave him now that we're not limited on time. When we put him back in the isolette last night and this morning, he had long periods of alert wakefullness, during which he appeared to be playing with his arms and legs and was really taking in his surroundings. I think he really enjoys having the purple shades off!