Poster Child For Kangaroo Care

Okay, so now I'm all back snuggled in a clean, freshly made bed. But it isn't the same as being able to hold mommy and daddy. I wish I could stay on them for all times! The two nurses and the respiratory therapist who assisted in moving me from the bed to daddy all told mommy and daddy that I should be named "The Poster Child For Kangaroo Care". Apparently, they are impressed with how well I do. However, once I am returned to my bed I don't always do so well. The nurses say that is because I love mommy and daddy so much that no ordinary bed is going to keep me satisfied. It's too bad the doctors won't order Kangaroo Care 24 hours a day, I think I would have an easy time of talking mommy and daddy into letting me hold them all the time.

It's really hard to believe that daddy was skeptical of Kangaroo Care in the beginning. He didn't believe that the benefits outweighed the risks. Now...even though he still has some questions and concerns, he seems to be on board with me holding him. I know he loves having me hold him and he did say that he can feel my strength when I'm on him. Mommy keeps telling him that I'm a fighter.....someday I'll beat him up just to prove it!!!!!:)

Tomorrow I might get a bath. It won't be a real bath.....I'm too little for that. But the nurse said she might give me a sponge bath. I haven't had a bath since I was in mommy's tummy, but mommy insists that I still smell wonderful. She says my smell is the "new baby smell", just like a new car. I must smell pretty good because mommy doesn't even mind when she has to change my dirty diapers. Maybe my poopy doesn't stink either!! Anyway, it won't be a real sponge bath. Apparently they don't sell sponges in my size, so the nurse will have to use warm water and cotton balls. Mommy says that when I dry off I'll be covered in white fuzz from the cotton balls because they always fall apart when wet. We'll see, I'm pretty sure the nurse has given more than her fair share of baths....I have faith that she knows what she's doing.