Day 5

This morning Scott's dad came to the Ronald McDonald house to visit with us and have breakfast. When we went to visit Paxton, we were told that he was switched from a feeding tube that goes from his nose to his stomach, to one that goes from his nose, through his stomach, to his small intestine. This was done to avoid regurgitation and aspiration of his food. Today, he had his eyes open a lot and it actually seemed like he was focusing on us rather than just staring into space. Paxton also had the hiccups today for the first time since being born. At bedtime, we read "Guess How Much I Love You?" as he fell asleep. Paxton officially has the cutest yawn ever. We were very sad that Paxton's two favorite nurses would be off until next weekend. At the end of the night, a lot of confusion was caused by the arrival of another "Baby Boy Padilla" in the NICU, so much so that he had to be moved to another room. We returned to the Ronald McDonald House later and someone had prepared hot dog casserole for dinner. We're still not sure what that is, but we ate it anyways. We are currently watching the Superbowl, which is a nice distraction from the stress of the situation. Go Colts!