Grady was really fussy this morning (tummy ache I think).

He settled down this afternoon.

Today they cleared the nurses to feed - finally! They are not going to wake him up at night, though, to do it. If he wakes up, they will feed him but if he is sleeping they will put it thru the ng tube. Also, the charge nurse spoke to me today. She said they are moving Grady to reverse isolation. I wasn't sure what she meant by it (I had this image of moving to a different room & Grady in an isolette or something). She explained it & it's actually a good thing. Since there is so much sickness going around (in the area - not necessarily in the hospital) all of his caregivers (nurses, therapists, etc. - not us) need to gown and glove before handling him. Also, if they have been exposed to someone coughing, sneezing, etc. they need to wear a mask as well. I think this will ease my mind a bit. This morning a group of nursing students were following Grady's nurse & came in his room. I was so uncomfortable with it even though they didn't touch him or anything. I didn't say anything at the time, but I did mention it to the charge nurse & requested that no students go into his room. She said that is fine - she completely understands.

It was pasta at RMH again tonight & I just couldn't do it. I made a run to Chipotle - it's my favorite fast food restaurant (Jordan & Sarah got me started). I walked thru a couple stores as well - didn't buy anything - just looked. Ken doesn't understand that about me - I could look for hours & never find anything but still completely enjoy myself. I watched American Idol and I think I am going to take a nice hot bath & try to get to bed a little earlier tonight. Last night it was past 1:00 again & I had to drag myself out of bed to make the 9:00 feeding.

Oh - I almost forgot. Grady is up to 8 lbs. 9 oz. I could tell he was growing because all of his newborn sleepers are getting short! He's not chubby by any means but he is long. Hopefully, he'll be getting some rolls soon!