one more trip to Anders

Anders now weighs 5lbs 1.5 oz. He is 18.5 inches long. I don't want to alarm anyone about his hemoglobin. All indications are that he passed the most critical phase for long hemoglobin a couple of weeks ago. Plus, he has another indicator, whose name I cannot remember, that is on the upswing which might presage a higher hemoglobin count for Anders when they check again on Wednesday.
I held Anders before and during the first part of his feeding, but then he was done. First, he didn't want to be against my chest. He wanted to be on my lap where he could stare eyeball to eyeball with me. Anders would desat when I put him up to my chest. Then, he desated midway through his feeding and continued to do so until I put him back on his crib and his nurse, Marsha, positioned him on his stomach.
Desating is what Anders does in lieu of crying. In a couple weeks he will start communicating by crying. I know the crying gets old, but I won't miss the desating!