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Day 22 - Still going strong

Landon is 3 weeks old!  He is still in the NICU but is growing stronger everyday.  As of yesterday, he was 18.5 inches and is officially 6 pounds!  A few days ago he was still struggling with eating consistently.  I was very frustrated with the situation and had unrealistic expectations about me being able to get him to eat more.  Saturday I received a room to stay in here at the hospital and am right down the hallway from Landon. The first night was rough.  He slept a lot and didn't want to be bothered.  That was also the first time I got to feed him with a bottle.  I (thought I) understood when the nurses said that babies that small don't know how to suck/swallow/breath...I was wrong.  Within a few minutes of trying to feed him with the bottle, Landon started gagging and shaking.  He simply couldn't do it.  I was so scared but the nurses reassured me that it was perfectly normal.  Thus the reason he is still in the NICU. ...