Colin’s turn for a first

Well, today Colin finally got to do something Veronica hasn’t accomplished yet: He was able to flip himself over in his isolette. (No, he shouldn’t be able to do this yet, even if he had been born at full term. I think he’s just overly strong because of all the time he spent kicking Veronica before they were born.)

Colin is the strong man of the under two pounds set — something the nurses comment on whenever they have to bathe him or change his diaper. For a little guy, he is pretty good at kicking or swatting away hands he doesn’t want near him.

Earlier this week, while I was holding him, Colin managed to lift up his head and turn it so he was facing me, rather than away from me. And two days ago, the nurse put Colin on his tummy for a while. While John was with him, Colin managed to work his legs under himself and scoot into a different position.

But today, again while he was on his tummy, Colin managed to push off enough with those legs to flip himself back onto his back. (Early signs of a potential soccer player?)

To be fair to Veronica, she is at a disadvantage in the attempting to flip over contest (if there were such a thing) because she spends all her time now wrapped up like a burrito. But I’m happy for Colin that he’ll be able to look back and have something he can brag about doing ahead of his sister.

Colin remains off his feedings today. The x-ray showed a large gas bubble in his stomach, which was most likely the cause of his spitting up. It is moving its way through, but the doctor wants to wait until it is gone before starting Colin on the milk again — this time with fewer calories in the fortification.

And Veronica also has made progress today and is one step closer to being off the oxygen. She still is getting oxygen through the cannula, but it is no longer being blown into her nose. It is just there in case she needs it.

All in all, a pretty good day for the kids, even if I wasn’t able to go see them.