Update : Afternoon, Saturday January 6th 2007

As mentioned before, Tauni is still waiting for her milk to fully come in, so we've been feeding Coen the colostrum. However, this is not enough bulk for him and we just started augmenting this with a little formula. So, this afternoon, Tauni was able to bottle feed Coen for the first time. Afterwards, she (as would be expected) mauled him with a million kisses, which she has been dying to do. We pray that in the coming days her milk will come in and the formula can be discontinued.

Dad is primarily focused on the quality of Coen's many farts, which the nurses have commented are loud (for an infant) and incredibly stinky. He must get that from Tauni's side of the family, as Dad would never be caught dead exhibiting such behavior.

Now that he is getting more dietary substance (Coen was not fed for the first 60 hours to not overstress his organs), he will hopefully pass some of the maconium that must still be inside him. This will be yet another huge milestone for him.

Just as I was warned, newborn parenting is all about getting excited over pees and poops.