Jacob is “cold”, so they are “warming him”…

I noticed Jacob was a little cold when he was in our room earlier this evening (despite being swaddled). The nurse came to take him around 12:45am to get his nightly stats. Victoria and I took a nap. When I checked on him at 1:45am, they said he needed to stay under the warming lamp that way he does not have to stay in the neonatal unit (NICU).

Being 35 weeks and right around 5lbs puts him in the category that they have to pay attention to his vitals and make the best decision for him so that he does not get an infection. So, Jacob is hopefully staying warm and Mommy and Daddy are going back to sleep for a little while.

The nurses could not guarantee that he would not have to go in the NICU but told me they wanted to try “warming” him first.

More on this tomorrow… (I am finding it hard to sleep…I am still on the “emotional high” from his birth nearly 7 hours ago.)

****UPDATE at 3am****

They brought Jacob back in with us as he “warmed up”.  Victoria and Jacob are doing good with the beginning stages of breastfeeding.  We have to keep him double wrapped and he has two hats on.